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A bipartisan group of House members say that they are "tired of waiting" on House leadership and President Obama and will be pushing forward their own six-year transportation bill in hopes of jump-starting the economy.

Rep. John Carney (D-Del.) and Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) submitted a letter on behalf of 111 House members - composed of 62 Democrats and 49 Republicans - to President Obama urging him to support a transportation reauthorization package. The pair appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday to advocate for their plan.

"We're not going to wait any longer, we're not going to wait for the Speaker, we're not going to wait for the president," Schock said, arguing that the "rank and file" was "tired of waiting" on infrastructure projects.

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