Letter to Congress about Infrastructure

 I got into a detailed conversation with an old buddy of mine this evening on facebook.  It was about special interests and lobbyists.  In the end, it got me the idea to send a letter to congress so I did.  Here it is.

Senator/Congress Person,
It seems like not a day goes by without hearing about another water main busting and flooding someone's home or ruining an intersection.  I know you have driven on the roads.  There has been some good work with resurfacing in the past couple of years but there are far too many patches and holes.  I have a little fear when I am on the Vine St. Expressway and go under 20th St.  What are your plans to help with our infrastructure. It is too important to ignore.  Why do we fund scientists to revolutionize materials and engineering yet continue to patch with 100 year old technology.  Please make this a priority or our first world country will start looking like a third world country.  (To be honest, there are places I drove through just today that already look that way.)
Duff

It wasn't much but it was something.  I sent it to Brendan Boyle, Pat Toomey, and  Bob Casey.  Find your congress people or state rep and write them about something you noticed.  It will be helpful.