House passes infrastructure bill and shows love for rail construction and development
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The House infrastructure bill would triple funding to Amtrak and gives more focus on rail than roads.
The House created some timely celebratory fireworks right before the July 4 weekend by passing a $760 billion transportation and water bill on July 1.
Under the measure, transit agencies would get $109 billion and rail alone would receive $95 billion. Amendments that were passed over the last couple of days generated about $44 billion to the bill. The Senate will now have to pass its version before the two chambers negotiate something to pass along to President Biden’s desk.
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SYRACUSE â U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday stood before the Interstate 81 viaduct through downtown Syracuse and pledged his intention to rejuvenate the highway in a way that repairs the harm it has inflicted over the years.
Accompanied by New Yorkâs two senators, Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Buttigieg met for about 25 minutes with Syracuse leaders about the I-81 project.
He urged local officials to continue pushing for jobs, economic development and racial equity as part of the project to reimagine the downtown highway.
âJobs, safety, prosperity (and) racial justice cannot be separated from transportation,â Buttigieg said during a news conference at the Syracuse Center of Excellence. âThatâs part of why weâre here. Every decision about transportation is necessarily a decision about justice.â