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We should make a major financial commitment to improving our roads and bridges.

Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time.

This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and senator is to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.

Congress should just do its job and pass a transportation-infrastructure bill - a regular bill that doesn't borrow money and mortgage my future.

There are bills being discussed to raise the amount that Members of Congress pay in to their benefits and I support these pieces of legislation.

Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.

Congress: Bingo with billions.

With each new appropriations bill Congress considers, I have to ask myself, 'Is this a good way to spend taxpayer dollars?'

Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.