[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HIGHWAY TRUST FUND DEADLINE

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind Republican colleagues 
it is time to get serious about our country's transportation needs. 
With another highway and transit trust fund deadline on the horizon, we 
can no longer keep our Nation stuck with small, short-term funding that 
fails to meet the challenges of our Nation's crumbling roads and 
bridges.
  In the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, a long-term, bipartisan fix will 
ensure that the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, can continue 
its work on long-term projects like the horseshoe project near downtown 
Dallas and the expansion of I-35W in Fort Worth.
  In addition, it would ensure that thousands of residents in north 
Texas can continue to utilize reliable public transit services like the 
T and DART.
  Later this summer, the highway transit fund will expire in the middle 
of a very busy travel season while constituents like these are trying 
to come to Washington, D.C. It is time for the Republicans to put aside 
their rhetoric and make good on their word to the American people.
  Don't keep folks stuck in traffic this summer. Let's pass a long-term 
highway bill.

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