Congressman Daniel Webster is applauding movement on a bill he has co-sponsored aimed at beefing up transportation infrastructure across the nation.
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week passed the BUILD America 250 Act, comprehensive surface transportation reauthorization legislation that modernizes America’s infrastructure systems, strengthens supply chains, and improves accountability for taxpayer-funded transportation programs.
“America’s transportation infrastructure programs are essential to economic growth, strengthening our supply chains, and ensuring the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across the country,” Webster, a Republican who represents The Villages. “This bill streamlines and reforms key programs that will help improve the safety, efficiency, and long-term reliability of our freight and passenger rail and pipeline systems. It requires real accountability from Amtrak, strengthens oversight of America’s rail network, and eliminates wasteful Biden-era grant programs to ensure taxpayer dollars are invested responsibly. Thanks to Republican leadership, this reauthorization includes reforms that block further spending of American tax dollars on boondoggles like California’s high-speed rail project pipedream.”
The BUILD AMERICA 250 Act delivers a long-term surface transportation framework that provides core infrastructure investments, cuts bureaucratic red tape that delays projects, and ensures greater accountability and transparency for taxpayer-funded transportation initiatives.
Key provisions of the legislation include:
- Prioritizing investments in America’s highways and core infrastructure.
- Providing historic funding for bridge improvements and modernization.
- Cutting red tape to streamline project delivery and reduce costs.
- Strengthening the Highway Trust Fund.
- Combating cargo theft and freight fraud to protect consumers and supply chains.
- Increasing transparency and accountability for Amtrak and federally funded rail programs.
“Reforming and investing in our nation’s infrastructure has been a focus of mine since being elected to Congress. This reauthorization marks a historic step toward modernizing America’s transportation and infrastructure programs that will serve the American people for generations to come,” added Webster, who announced earlier this year he is wrapping up his career in the House.
The bill now advances for consideration by the full House of Representatives.