[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 835]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            WORST TRANSPORTATION BILL IN HISTORY OF CONGRESS

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, at this moment, the House Transportation 
and Infrastructure Committee is working on what is arguably the worst 
transportation bill in the history of Congress--just when we need the 
best. It's not just wrong sized with too few resources from the wrong 
sources. It fails to protect the integrity of the trust fund, inviting 
opposition from budget hawks.
  It reverses 20 years of transportation reform by attacking the 
cheapest way to develop highway capacity in most communities, transit 
and cycling. It even eliminates the Safe Routes to School program for 
our children.
  I hope my staff heard wrong that the committee chair will deny 
participation to anybody who asks for a vote on a provision, not just 
in committee, but will not even be able to offer an amendment on the 
floor. Let's get back to the bipartisan tradition to have 
infrastructure that America needs.

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