[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6590]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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CALLING FOR A LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL TO FIX OUR NATION'S 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate national Infrastructure Week 
here in this country, I urge my colleagues across the aisle to work 
with us to develop a sensible, long-term solution to fix this trust 
fund and put an end to our infrastructure crisis.
  We need reliable roads, highways, and bridges to keep our economy 
moving, and for almost 60 years we have depended on the highway trust 
fund to make necessary repairs to our Nation's deteriorating 
infrastructure. However, the gas tax hasn't been raised in 20 years and 
no longer generates enough revenue to meet our needs.
  The highway trust fund faces a serious and immediate funding 
shortage. The deadline to fix this is just weeks away--just 6 
legislative days. So unless we act now, construction projects across 
the country will come to a standstill, putting the jobs of 600,000 
American workers on the line. Paving our highways and keeping our 
bridges safe and reliable is one of the most basic jobs of Congress. We 
have until May 31 to figure this out. Failing is not an option.

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