21st century, in this global economy, if we fail to invest. that's why i propose two critical pieces of legislation being debated in washington right now. both bills, they're not about left versus right, they're not about moderate versus progressive or anything else that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency, but opportunity versus decay, about leading the world or continuing to let the world move by us. folks, a lot of folks know what's at stake in the infrastructure bill. it's about rebuilding the arteries of our economy, putting people to work in good paying jobs. estimates from wall street are that it will create up to 16 million new jobs over time. good paying jobs, union jobs. not five bucks an hour, $7.50, but 40, $50 an hour, you know, prevailing wage. you can raise a family on it, you can live with some dignity