[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IMPROVING AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, when creating the National 
Highway Program, President Eisenhower wrote to Congress: ``The uniting 
forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic 
elements in the very name we bear--United States.''
  Nearly 70 years later, we once again reached a critical moment: Our 
aging infrastructure could not meet the modern demands of a united 
society--internet access, roads and public transit, clean water.
  The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act did meet that.
  As a member of the Regional Leadership Council, I have seen the hard 
work of congressional Democrats and President Biden up close: a 
fundamental improvement to the very foundations of our country, 
including in my home State of Pennsylvania.
  In our Commonwealth, we are investing $11 billion in highways and 
bridges, public transit and rails, airports, and EV infrastructure; 
nearly $2 billion in affordable high-speed internet; and $1 billion in 
clean drinking water. Those investments have spurred nearly $3 billion 
in commitments from Pennsylvania's private sector.
  Together, we are not simply rebuilding. We are reimagining a 
stronger, greener future with the collaboration of Federal, State, and 
local governments. We are the United States of America.

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