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Year. The last longterm bill we passed with safetealu in 2005. That was 10 years ago and that bill was underfunded because of the resistance of raising the gasoline tax or identifying new revenue sources. For over a decade we have failed to address the funding challenges necessary to break the cycle of underinvestment and put this country back on a competitive path with the rest of the world. Today we spend about 1. 7 of g. D. P. On infrastructure while china spends 9 , europe 4. 5 to 5 . We used to spend 4. 5 to 5 also. There is a 800 million backlog. Public transit has an 6 billion backlog o...

A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from montana. Mr. Daines i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Daines i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of Senate Resolution 181 submitted earlier today. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk Senate Resolution 181, designating may 19, 2015, as national skitzencephaly awareness day. The presiding officer without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. Mr. Daines i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to the pre...