Congresswoman Maxine Waters joins Josefa Salinas to introduce the TIGER Bill…

Today (3-19-13) at a press conference on Capitol Hill, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) endorsed the Back to Work Budget, which was introduced by the Congressional Progressive Caucus and which creates jobs by increasing investments in infrastructure.

Congresswoman Waters also simultaneously reintroduced her bill, the TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act, which provides one billion over two years in emergency appropriations for transportation infrastructure. The following are her remarks as prepared for delivery:

"Over the next decade, the Back to Work Budget increases investments in housing and income assistance programs by $312 billion and increases investments in community and regional development programs like CDBG by $78 billion.

"The Back to Work Budget also increases investments in transportation infrastructure by $1 trillion over the next decade.”

Want to learn more about the TIGER Bill? Visit waters.house.gov