[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11400-11401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, in just a few days, the highway trust fund 
will become insolvent. Now, that sounds shocking, but it is really not 
news. In fact, we were warned of this possibility in a GAO report 
issued in March of 2012; yet here we are, with just a few weeks to go 
before we fall off yet another manmade cliff, and still no solution has 
been brought to the floor for a vote.
  This irresponsible inaction by my colleagues from across the aisle is 
inflicting damage on the Nation's economy and on States across the 
country. In Nevada alone, over 100 projects are in danger of being 
delayed or canceled,

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affecting some 6,000 construction workers, their families, and 
ancillary businesses that are associated with them.
  This includes six multimillion-dollar improvements to I-15, which is 
the main north-south corridor that runs through the heart of Las Vegas.
  We cannot afford, nor can we risk kicking this can down an already 
deteriorated road. It is time for Congress to step up, to come 
together, and to offer real solutions that invest in our future.

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