House Lawmakers Highlight Infrastructure in Budget Talks

Transport Topics By Eugene Mulero

April 10, 2023

Republican Leadership Plans to Draft Budget Legislation Soon

House lawmakers intend to pursue funding for freight connectivity projects as part of fiscal 2024 budget negotiations on Capitol Hill. Funding for rail, transit and water infrastructure projects were priorities raised during a recent subcommittee hearing of House funding leaders. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) pressed members of the transportation and housing appropriations panel to consider backing a grant program essential to freight rail projects nationwide. Ensuring safe and efficient rail connectivity would benefit her district, as well as regions statewide. “This program funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail,” as she put it during a hearing on March 30.

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