House Democrats Seek $547 Billion for Highway, Transit Programs

摘要

House Democrats are pushing climate-focused legislation that would authorize $547 billion over five years for surface transportation, including major funding increases for passenger rail,public transit, and carbon reduction.The bill, proposed Friday, both aligns with many of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure goals and follows in his footsteps by calling for substantial infrastructure spending increases.The legislation “puts a core piece of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan into legislative text,” House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), who introduced themeasure, said.DeFazio’s committee will consider the bill June 9. It has no Republican cosponsors.