[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Speaker, I was pleased that the 
Speaker expressed support for infrastructure improvements on ``60 
Minutes'' last Sunday.
  America is in desperate need of repair.
  Officials in San Diego just reported that it would take $3.9 billion 
to maintain their infrastructure, and there is no doubt that my 
colleagues are facing similar circumstances in their home districts.
  The longer we wait, the longer we drag our feet on this issue, the 
bigger the pricetag grows. The economic benefits of an improved 
infrastructure are clear. S&P is estimating that $1.3 billion in 
infrastructure investment creates 29,000 construction jobs, and that is 
not including indirect job creation.
  But we all know this is more than an economic issue. We are risking 
the safety of the American people who are traveling every day on 
crumbling roads and bridges.
  Madam Speaker, what are we waiting for? There is much to gain by 
acting and yet so much to lose by doing nothing.

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