Christopher John: “I fully support funding of I-49, which runs right through the Seventh District of Louisiana, right through the heartland…”

“I fully support funding of I-49, which runs right through the Seventh District of Louisiana, right through the heartland of Louisiana. Completion of this very important interstate system from Canada to New Orleans is an incredibly important corridor, from the Midwest of America down to the coast and for the economics of trade, and it is an incredibly important program. I have worked very hard over the last few years to make sure that I-49 South was given a high priority designation in TEA 21, and also I-49 North, as a high priority corridor. This amendment today I think reinstates the importance of I-49 as a priority for Congress, and I fully support it. However, there is a larger issue at hand. I think we need more funding for this bill to accelerate funding for I-49 and other projects across the Nation. Improved transportation infrastructure means economic development; it means good American jobs. But the only way that we can see these priorities met is to increase the funding for this bill in Congress.”