[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10330]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HIGHWAY TRUST FUND GOING BROKE

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, the highway trust fund will be broke by the 
end of July. This is right in the middle of road construction season.
  In Erie and Niagara counties, we have almost 400 bridges that are 
structurally deficient. This is unacceptable and just a small 
representation of the crumbling infrastructure nationwide.
  Congress should be increasing our investment in nation-building right 
here at home, not cutting back; but, Mr. Speaker, doing this at the 
expense of the United States Postal Service by eliminating Saturday 
delivery is not the answer.
  This is a one-time fix that does not actually provide a long-term 
solution to our Nation's transportation funding problem.
  Furthermore, this hurts small businesses and other Americans who rely 
on the ability to receive paper mail on Saturday. It eliminates jobs 
for postal workers and would create a significant loss of mail volume 
and revenue for the Postal Service.
  Reports today indicate this plan may be dropped, and I hope that is 
the case. I urge my colleagues to reject this misguided proposal and 
explore more reasonable and effective solutions to restore the highway 
trust fund.

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