Volume 5, Issue 41 October 20. 2006 |
Today’s middle-class families are struggling to pay for the high cost of health care, rising college tuition and higher gas prices which can make saving for retirement an even greater challenge. Congress owes those families the promise of their Social Security funds when they reach retirement, yet the current leadership in Congress and this Administration are raiding the Social Security Trust Fund to borrow money that belongs to retirees. My first action as a Member of Congress was to tell the politicians in We must demand fiscal accountability from our leadership to guarantee that our seniors and working families receive the benefits they have been promised. As the U.S. Representative of
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Ross delivered remarks to open up the I-49 International Coalition Conference held this week in Congressman Ross thanked the groups for participating in the conference and praised their commitment to finding innovative approaches like public-private partnerships to complete the construction of I-49. “The people I represent have waited for decades for the completion of Interstate 49,” Congressman Ross told the conference. “The importance of this corridor has been recognized for almost a century and the need to complete this project has never been greater. Interstate 49 has such a vital economic importance to our nation and once complete, this interstate will provide $817 million in annual savings to the nation’s economy by reducing travel time, transportation costs and congestion.” “Amidst all that we are up against in terms of our current fiscal outlook, we have also made great progress on the construction of I-49. Six years ago, it would have been hard to believe that we would have already finished construction on a significant portion between Shreveport and Texarkana and that we’re just forty miles short of the funding needed to connect I-30 with I-20.” Ross said that at a time when federal spending is not exactly abundant for major road and highway corridors, it is important to make this century-old dream a reality. “I believe that it is time to invest in “It is conferences like these that re-emphasize the desire to complete this important project and that spur the necessary ideas and innovation to make goals like completing I-49 a reality.” Congressman Ross is a member of the bipartisan I-49 Congressional Caucus in –30– |
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership program is a unique U.S. Department of Justice initiative designed to provide critical resources to state and local law enforcement. The program funds up to 50 percent of the cost of each vest bought or replaced by a city and have helped purchase more than 590,000 vests since 1999. "I am proud to announce these grants that will provide critical resources to keep our local law enforcement officers safe," Ross said. “We must continue to do all that we can to ensure the safety of the brave men and women who are the frontline troops for our hometown security.” Joining Ross in today’s announcement were List of municipalities in the –30– |
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