[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, as we heard last night in the 
President's State of the Union, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act is a once-in-a-lifetime investment in our Nation's economic 
foundation and our Nation's competitiveness.
  The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act makes it possible for us 
to invest in passenger rail expansion and restoration; rebuild our 
roads, our bridges, our water systems, and our sewer systems; reclaim 
abandoned mine lands and reduce pollution; and so much more. It is the 
solution to improving our competitiveness on the world stage and 
recovering from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.
  After years of talking about passing an infrastructure bill and week 
after week of infrastructure weeks, we have finally done it. We will 
begin seeing the benefits quite soon.
  Thank God for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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