Governor Hogan Weighs In On The Congressional Passage Of The Infrastructure Bill
Annapolis, MD (WJZ)-- Governor Larry Hogan praised congressional members on Saturday morning after the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Hogan released a statement saying, "For seven years, Maryland has been leading on rebuilding crumbling infrastructure and advancing vital investments for the future like cyber security, broadband, and resiliency. Now, this bipartisan bill will put America's infrastructure on the right track to grow jobs and make our economy competitive for the twenty-first century without raising taxes or adding to the debt, including $6 billion for Maryland to improve transit systems, railways, clean water systems, roads, bridges, and tunnels."
He continued to say, "After decades of gridlock, I'm proud to have helped push the federal government to finally act. When Washington had given up on getting anything done, we rallied all 50 governors in support of common sense principles for federal action. When the conventional wisdom said that a bipartisan infrastructure bill was a pipe dream, we hosted the Annapolis infrastructure summit with a bipartisan group of governors, senators, and members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus where we hammered out a compromise on the scope of this bill."
"This legislative success proves that it's still possible for leaders of goodwill to overcome toxic politics and work together to solve serious problems, but it does not fix what is broken in Washington. The extreme partisan tax hike and spending bill currently being debated by the House represents the very worst of Washington. The last thing our nation needs while inflation is rising and the national economic recovery is stalling is this massive grab bag of tax hikes, Democratic wish list items, and handouts to special interests."
"Let's not squander the momentum from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. I urge the Congress to reject this divisive and reckless legislation."
The bill will now head to the President's desk for approval.
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