Investing in A New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act

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Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, many of you do know, and maybe some of you don't know, that I grew up in a family trucking business. I know how important transportation workers are and how important they are to the American people.

In the past few months, we have seen our Nation's truck drivers, maintenance crews, public transit workers, and other essential employees step up and deliver the goods. It is our duty to support them and ensure that, while they do their jobs, they are kept safe and they can do their jobs effectively. Unfortunately, this legislation falls far short on that goal.

Instead of adequately investing in our Nation's roads and bridges, or better conditions for our truckers and motorists, the Speaker and her allies chose to double down on their liberal Green New Deal wish list.

And instead of working together in a bipartisan manner, which has always been done--at least over the last 15 to 20 years, from what I understand--they forced it through the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on a party-line vote.

With this legislation, my colleagues on the other side are saying that, when it comes to our Nation's infrastructure, it is quite literally my way or the highway. That, I believe, is a dangerous route to take, and I think that the American people will wake up to the fact, with these continuing partisan games on something that is so important that has been done in a bipartisan manner before, that, finally, they will speak up and say that they have had enough, because many of us have.

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