[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, when it comes to 
the highway trust fund, this Congress has kicked the can down the road 
so many times that pretty soon we will not even have a road.
  In just 5 legislative days--in 5 legislative days--the fund will 
expire, and with it, 660,000 good-paying jobs will be on the chopping 
block.
  America cannot lead the next century with broken roads and bridges 
collapsing. We are spending barely enough to repair the infrastructure 
of yesterday, as China and Europe build a transit system worthy of the 
21st century.
  In my district alone, we have two large infrastructure projects--the 
Second Avenue Subway and the East Side Access--and both of them depend, 
as do large infrastructure projects, on Federal funding. They create 
thousands of jobs, and they will cut commute times. They are 
investments in productivity and economic growth for our country.
  After a dozen short-term extensions, it is time for a long-term 
highway bill. Our future depends on it. Our economic growth depends on 
it.

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