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

Floor Speech

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Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.

I am excited, Mr. Speaker, because the people's House is at work this month. I wish I had more than 1 minute to talk about it all. Police reform, equal justice, lowering healthcare costs, protecting renters and homeowners from eviction. That is just in the last few days.

This morning I joined Speaker Pelosi and chair Kathy Castor and our select committee members to unveil a comprehensive climate action plan to save the planet and to build a more healthy, just, and resilient America. And now I have the honor of supporting Mr. DeFazio's H.R. 2.

The Transportation and Infrastructure provisions in this bill are an historic investment in our Nation's infrastructure that will strengthen our economy, improve safety, and cut gridlock and pollution, but there is so much more in this bill.

I am also proud of modernizing the postal service's clunky old fleet and electrifying it.

I am proud of encouraging responsible broadband deployment on or near public lands and building more resilient western water infrastructure.

Colleagues, after years of people in this body talking about infrastructure, we are finally doing it. I urge an ``aye'' vote.

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