[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HISTORIC LEGISLATION EMPOWERS THE GREAT LAKES REGION

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to applaud President Biden's 
bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This historic 
legislation is an enormous win for the American people.
  Finally, from coast to coast, in every State, district, and territory 
of our Nation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will deliver 
significant new resources. Together, America will restore our Nation's 
crumbling infrastructure. Together, we will create millions of good-
paying jobs over the next decade.
  The Great Lakes region will be empowered with billions of dollars to 
rebuild our roads, bridges, rail lines, revitalize our water 
infrastructure and airports. We will deploy modern broadband 
connectivity and new carbon-free energy systems.
  By properly rewarding those who make and build what makes and builds 
America, we will create a fairer, more just, and more prosperous future 
for our middle-class workers, families, and communities.
  For years there has been talk about infrastructure. President Biden 
is delivering and building back better for Americans from coast to 
coast.

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