[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN SUPPORT OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bipartisan 
infrastructure package.
  We have heard the stories of cracked roads, crumbling bridges, 
flooded farm fields, even kids doing homework from fast food 
restaurants so they can glom onto the internet access.
  Sadly, this isn't the exception. It is the status quo, and it is time 
to fix it.
  In my corner of Illinois, 1 in 10 bridges is classified as 
structurally deficient, 1 in 3 roads is rated in poor or mediocre 
condition, and 1 in 4 households don't have internet access of any 
kind.
  Our communities deserve much better than this. Americans deserve much 
better than this.
  Now is the time to think boldly in this once-in-a-generation 
investment in rebuilding America. Now is the time to create millions of 
good-paying union jobs. Now is the time to lay the foundation for the 
economic opportunity for years to come.
  There is plenty of work left to do. But if we do it together, we can 
get it done.

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