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PASS THAT BILL!

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Hoover Dam 2011 panoramic view from the Arizona side showing the penstock towers, the Nevada-side spillway entrance and the Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, also known as the Hoover Dam Bypass Rebuild America....Pass that bill. I am little amazed that partisan politics could scuttle this jobs bill. America's infrastructure (yes, I use "that" word...) is falling to pieces. You can be driving down one highway in Texas or wherever, and simply changing counties can change the whole road surface, depending on the structure and wealth of one county over another. Bridges across the US are being declared unsafe and/or in need of repair and reinforcement. It's so simple to me...a homeowner has to maintain that home, if not for cosmetic affect, for safety's sake. You do not wait for tragedy to happen to fix a problem you already have diagnosed and KNOW needs repair. Our children are paying the price yet again...here in Texas Rick Perry's lege has cut