S.Amdt. 61

SA 61. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to
the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the transportation sector accounts for 9 percent of the
gross domestic product of the United States;
(2) in 2012, the transportation infrastructure of the
United States supported the shipment of 19,662,000,000 tons
of freight valued at $17,352,000,000,000;
(3) in 2012, 12,547,000 people were employed in
transportation-related industries in the United States;
(4) every dollar invested in the transportation
infrastructure of the United States returns $3.54 in economic
impact; and
(5) every $1,000,000,000 in public infrastructure spending
creates 21,671 jobs.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) transportation infrastructure is essential to the
economy of the United States; and
(2) increased Federal transportation infrastructure
investment could create millions of jobs and help businesses
grow.
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