[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    NEED FOR LONG-TERM HIGHWAY BILL

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to act 
swiftly to prevent the highway transit trust fund from expiring. If we 
do not act, this critical program will expire in just 7 legislative 
days.
  I am proud to be a member of the House Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee, and my district in Illinois is a central hub 
for the shipment of goods and people over road, rail, water, and air.
  I truly believe that, by investing in our infrastructure, we are 
making a down payment on our Nation's long-term economic well-being. 
These investments not only create jobs, but they create jobs that 
cannot be outsourced. By investing in our infrastructure now, as 
opposed to punting the ball down the field, we are saving money in the 
long term.
  Over half a million good-paying construction jobs hang in the 
balance, and construction on 6,000 critical projects across the country 
could be put on hold. This is unacceptable and why we must act now to 
provide certainty that our local communities, businesses, and hard-
working families deserve.

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