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Congressman Peter DeFazio has a Dilemma......

5/22/2012

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Read this before reading what DeFazio supports:
Stop the Massive LWCF Land Acquisition Funding


Is the Congressman for creating jobs with trasportation spending or does he want to destroy jobs through the acquisition of more private property?

Congressman Peter DeFazio:
There  is no more certain way to jumpstart our economy, put people to work, and improve
our long-term economic competitiveness than passing a long term transportation
bill. 
The  U.S. Department of Transportation estimates every $1 billion invested in  transportation infrastructure creates or sustains over 34,000 jobs and produces  $6.2 billion in economic activity. These jobs are not only construction jobs.  They are private sector jobs in engineering, software and architectural
design, manufacturing, and small business as well. It would directly help  businesses that supply materials for these projects. It would also go a long way  toward modernizing and repairing aging infrastructure necessary for U.S.  industry to compete worldwide.



In April, I was named one of 33 principal House negotiators of a long-term surface transportation bill.  The conference also  includes negotiations for a temporary one-year extension of vital county  payments for Oregon counties.

Jobs Creating Transportation Investment   
Congressman DeFazio is a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
where he serves as the ranking member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, and also serves on the Aviation and Railroad Subcommittees

Over the years, DeFazio has established a reputation as a leader on transportation issues. He
believes United States must invest in a robust, multimodal transportation system  if we are to remain in league with competitor nations around the world. Yet we  are seriously lagging behind. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)  reports approximately one-third of America's roads are in "poor or mediocre
condition," and over 150,000 of our bridges are structurally deficient or  functionally obsolete. Across the country, trucks are rerouted due to weight  restriction on bridges, and Americans waste time and money on high-priced  gasoline idling in traffic.


Our national investment is in infrastructure is dwarfed by competitor  nations. The Urban Land Institute reports China currently spends 9% of its GDP  on infrastructure including transportation; India spends 5% (and growing). Yet  the United States spends only 0.93% of our GDP on like investments. Even
countries making austerity cuts, like the U.K., have maintained investments in  their transportation and infrastructure systems because they know these  investments produce economic gains. 
 
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DeFazio Appointed to the Transportation Conference  Committee | DeFazio Opinion Editorials on Transportation  | Transportation News  Clips | Recent DeFazio Floor Speeches  | DeFazio Press Releases

 DeFazio Appointed to the Transportation Conference Committee  
On April  25th, Congressman DeFazio was named as one of the principal  negotiators to the House-Senate conference committee on the surface  transportation reauthorization bill (H.R. 4348/S. 1813).


Congressman DeFazio believes there is no more certain way to jumpstart our economy, put people to
work and improve our long-term economic competitiveness than with a robust  transportation bill.  According to two bipartisan commission reports initiated  under the Bush administration, our nation needs to double its current investment  in our transportation system just to bring it up to a state of good repair. The  National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission said our  national transportation system has deteriorated so greatly “our safety, economic  competitiveness, and quality of life are at risk.”  


Meaningful  negotiations to craft bipartisan had been waylaid by a minority of  representatives who believe the federal government has no role in  transportation. These so-called “devolutionists” would stop all federal
investment and fracture our national system and giving the responsibility to the  fifty states to raise all funds and coordinate investments.  


The uncertainty of no federal transportation bill has already forced many states to  delay or cancel vital transportation infrastructure projects for this  construction season meaning private sector firms in manufacturing, engineering,  architecture, and other suppliers aren’t hiring workers for this construction  season.  


As a conferee, DeFazio is committed to working through partisan differences to craft  a bipartisan solution that will put people back to work.


County Payments
 The  conference includes negotiations over a temporary one-year extension of vital  county payments for Oregon counties.  The Senate attached a one-year extension  of Secure Rural Schools funding for forested counties nationwide to its two-year  transportation bill (S. 1813), Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
(MAP-21).   


The  extension would deliver at least $100 million in support payments for failing  rural counties in Oregon.  On April 18th, the House passed the  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II (H.R. 4348). This 90-day
extension of the surface transportation programs through September 30, 2012, is  the legislative vehicle the House used to conference with the Senate.  



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