[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          THE GREAT LAKES: THE INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND OF AMERICA

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I thought I would like to place on the 
record this afternoon the fact that very important negotiations are 
going on on both sides of the Capitol relative to the infrastructure 
bill and the Build Back Better bill, and I just wanted to point out to 
all those who hear my voice that there is no one from the Great Lakes a 
party to those dialogues with a major position in either Chamber.
  I think it is really important to sensitize those who are in the room 
that whatever they do, don't forget the industrial heartland of 
America.
  Our fine leaders in both parties come from both coasts and they come 
from other regions of the country, but the industrial heartland is 
notable by its absence in those in the rooms who are doing the 
negotiation.
  I know if we alert them to the fact that we exist and that we have 
huge needs ranging from rail freight to seaborne commerce to industrial 
revitalization--the list is very long--but I just wanted to point that 
fact out. I know if my voice is heard by the administration and by 
those in the respective committees they will respond accordingly.
  Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to place these words 
on the record.

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