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Investing In our Infrastructure to Create Jobs in our Community

Studies have shown that investments in our infrastructure lead to new economic activity and job creation – that’s why, as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I’m proud to help lead the fight to invest in Illinois’ roads, bridges, rail lines and airports.

The 17^th district is home to three international airports (Quad-City International Airport, Peoria International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport), in addition to smaller regional airports. Our community is also home to thousands of miles of highway that connect east to west and north to south, and bring goods and people over the Mississippi River. Our districts’ entire western border is met by the Mississippi River, on which the barge transportation of agricultural products, and other products and goods, is key to commerce in the region. And with critical rail projects like the Quad-City to Chicago rail line still being developed, I am optimistic about the potential for new economic development opportunities in the future.

In 2015, I was proud to help lead a bipartisan effort to pass the first long-term highway bill in a decade. This legislation is projected to provide Illinois with over $7.5 billion in funding for highway, transit and transportation safety programs through fiscal year 2020.

If we want to attract new employers to our region and create more good-paying jobs, we must strengthen our infrastructure system.

Below are several recent actions I’ve taken to grow our economy through transportation and infrastructure efforts.

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Press Release

June 4, 2015

Reps. Bustos, Kind Continue Push For Improved Rail & Pipeline Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Congressman Ron Kind (WI-3) continued their push for improved rail and pipeline safety last night by introducing an amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill that provides $500,000 in additional funding to the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Their amendment was […]

Press Release

June 2, 2015

Bustos, Kind, Quigley, Urge Federal Officials To Address Volatility Of Crude Oil Transported By Rail

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Congressman Ron Kind (WI-3) and Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-5) urged federal officials to address the volatility of crude oil transported by rail following recent tanker car derailments in Illinois and across the country, including the derailment near Galena, Illinois in March. In a letter to the Secretary […]

Press Release

June 2, 2015

Bustos, Durbin Announce $1.4 Million In Federal Funding For Illinois Airports

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced $1,412,945 in federal funding that will go toward infrastructure improvements and upgrades at the Quad City International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport. The grants were awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. “Airports and […]

Press Release

May 19, 2015

Bustos Reiterates Call For Long-Term Highway Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reiterated her call for a long-term highway funding bill to protect Illinois transportation projects and jobs. Earlier today, the House passed a two-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund. “It was with great frustration that I voted for […]