[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  EXPIRATION OF THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

  (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, we have just 4 legislative days until the 
highway and transit trust fund expires on May 31. Once again, we have 
been pushed to the brink because of Republican leadership choosing to 
continue small, short-term patches, rather than a comprehensive and 
decisive planning document.
  We cannot gamble with our infrastructure and transportation network. 
Our streets, our roads, our bridges, our railways are crumbling and 
aren't up to par. We can't afford to wait any longer for a long-term 
plan.
  The highway trust fund supports critical projects in our communities. 
In my district in San Bernardino County, it would help fund the Devore 
Interchange, one of three routes in and out of southern California, 
improving transportation and increasing efficiency for channeling goods 
in and out of the region.
  The American people deserve better. They deserve safe streets and 
roads, dependable transit to get to and from work, and the opportunity 
for local businesses to grow and expand. Without a long-term plan, 
Congress is part of the problem, not part of the solution.

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