[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I couldn't be prouder of this House for 
passing the American Rescue Plan, an aggressive response to the 
pandemic, to pull us out of the doldrums in this country.
  As a result, millions and millions of Americans are back in jobs; 
millions and millions of American kids are back in schools; and so many 
people are vaccinated. We are back on the road to recovery.
  But we can't stop there. We have infrastructure to address. I have 
been waiting for close to 10 years for us to pass an aggressive 
infrastructure program. We have 7,500 miles of substandard roads in 
Pennsylvania alone to fix.
  China is investing in itself: its roads, its bridges, its rail 
systems, its transit systems. What would make us think we don't have to 
compete with China? What would make us think that our companies don't 
need every advantage to compete on the world stage?
  Let's get infrastructure done, and let's do it boldly and 
aggressively to build up and invest in our own country.

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