[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





       INFRASTRUCTURE BILL OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIMES. Madam Speaker, I live in southwestern Connecticut, which 
is on an artery of this Nation's commerce and economy, and that artery 
is clogged. I spend hours when I am traveling around my district in 
traffic or worrying that the trains, which move more slowly than they 
moved 75 years ago, won't get me to where I need to go.
  We have an opportunity in this Chamber, sometime in the next week or 
so, of passing a major infrastructure bill, which will alleviate those 
problems in my district and around the United States.
  The problems in my district are hardly unique, and it is not just 
about growth, though every business leader in my district says that 
transportation infrastructure is their number one or number two 
problem. It is about quality of life.
  This infrastructure bill is perhaps a once-in-a-career opportunity to 
address and make better the challenges that face each and every one of 
our constituents.
  Madam Speaker, I urge a vote for the infrastructure bill. It is a 
jobs bill. It is a future economic bill. And, of course, it is going to 
repair and improve the quality of life for the constituents of everyone 
in the Chamber.

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