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To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.

We actually know that our crumbling pipelines, roads, and bridges are ticking time bombs. That is why President Obama and Congressional Democrats have pushed to fund jobs that repair our roads, runways, and railways - we can't have first rate American communities with third-world American infrastructure.

The American people know that we cannot spend our way to prosperity.

To be sure, the United States has profound problems, not least our faltering educational and physical infrastructure.

People need to see where their dollars are going and what infrastructure is being built.

The progress in Iraq has not been without cost.

We know businesses can't compete without reliable infrastructure.

We cannot afford the EPA's continued expansion of red tape that is slowing economic growth and threatening to entangle millions of small businesses.

Infrastructure deficit is an issue in all urban areas.

We can't afford not to fully fund education.