[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6423-6424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     THE BAD HABIT OF PATCH FUNDING

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, we are getting a bad habit of patch funding 
in 6-month increments what traditionally has been a 6-year surface 
transportation bill. Virtually no major projects are underway in the 
Nation as a result. Six-month patch funding has produced patch 
roadwork.
  Worse, road and bridge funding, in turn, is delaying billions of 
dollars in

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development that can't get started without new roads.
  The Washington Post showcased our example featuring overhaul of Union 
Station, which cannot proceed without a new bridge.
  Transportation funding delay is stopping a lot more than 
transportation infrastructure. Our districts need long-term 
reauthorization.

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