Albio Sires: “I want to thank Chairman DeFazio for including a provision in this bill that is a triumph in national transportation…”

“I want to thank Chairman DeFazio for including a provision in this bill that is a triumph in national transportation financing. Our States are riddled with bridges that are too old, roads that are in disrepair, and passenger rail that is falling apart. Regionally and nationally significant projects, projects that everyone can agree are important and need to be built, have languished for years because of no Federal help. This bill changes that. I am proud to say that this bill's provision on projects of national and regional significance is a victory for the Gateway Project. New Jersey knows how important it is to get the project done. The whole region knows how important the project is to its economy. This bill puts $9 billion into the pot. The bill provides money for clean energy investments to keep our air clean, money for resiliency projects to protect us from stronger storms, and more money for public transit to keep cars off the road. There is no reason why we can't have a modern, efficient, clean national infrastructure. This bill puts us on our way, and I am proud to have been involved in the development since the beginning. I am proud to cosponsor, and I ask everyone to support this bill.”