...the Chairs of three U.S. House Committees released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure that would address some of the country’s most urgent infrastructure needs, from addressing the massive maintenance backlog, to designing safer streets, to putting the U.S. on a path toward zero emissions from the transportation sector and increasing resiliency.
It’s infrastructure investment that is smarter, safer, and made to last – with a framework that:
✓ Brings existing infrastructure into a state of good repair and enables the completion of critical projects through long-term, sustainable funding.
✓ Sets a path toward zero carbon pollution from the transportation sector, creating jobs, protecting our natural resources, promoting environmental justice, and increasing resiliency to climate change.
✓ Ensures a transportation system that is green, affordable, reliable, efficient and provides access to jobs
✓ Provides safe, clean, and affordable water and wastewater services.
✓ Prioritizes the safety of the traveling public.
✓ Helps combat climate change by creating good-paying jobs in clean energy, investing in energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas pollution.
✓ Expands broadband internet access, adoption for unserved and underserved rural, suburban, and urban communities.
✓ Modernizes 9-1-1 public safety networks.
✓ Creates family-wage jobs with Davis-Bacon and other strong worker protections.
✓ Supports U.S. industries, including steel and manufacturing, through strong Buy America protections
