[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 LONG-TERM FUNDING WILL HELP THE NATION

  (Mr. TED LIEU of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Madam Speaker, when it comes to the 
highway trust fund, it feels like the movie ``Groundhog Day'' over and 
over again, where once again we are faced with the expiration of this 
important fund.
  We know from a recent Department of Transportation report that 54 
percent of our roads and highways are deemed to be poor, one in four 
bridges are structurally deficient, and we need to fund this highway 
trust fund at its full capacity, and we need to do it on a long-term 
basis. We can't continue to do it on a short-term basis. It is not 
helpful to our State and local governments. We can't get projects off 
the ground.
  I request that the Republican majority put a bill on the floor that 
funds the highway trust fund on a long-term basis. And we know that 
this will help our Nation, because for every dollar we invest in 
infrastructure, we get over $2 back in economic output.

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