Larson Statement on President Barack Obama's Infrastructure Announcement

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"I am pleased to see President Obama look for innovative ways to fund improvements for our nation's infrastructure in the absence of long-term funding from Congress. With this announcement, the President has reaffirmed his commitment to making the nation's transportation infrastructure a top priority for his Administration and shown he is willing the cut red tape in order to move ahead on needed repairs.

"Fixing our crumbling highways, bridges, levee systems, and more cannot be put on hold indefinitely. In addition to ensuring the safety of the American people, repairing our infrastructure will also create jobs and boost our economy by strengthening the systems by which commerce flows. I will continue to urge Congress to pass the long-term transportation bill in order to unleash a renewed investment in infrastructure across the country. We have a great opportunity this Congress with a like-minded, infrastructure driven Chairman like Bill Shuster of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee who I look forward to working with in the coming months."

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