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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

February 11, 2016

Bustos Passes Amendment in Transportation Committee to Give Veterans Hiring Preference

WASHINGTON – Today, at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) introduced and passed an amendment to ensure that veterans receive hiring preference for work on airport improvement projects. “I was proud to have broad bipartisan support for my amendment today, and […]

Press Release

January 14, 2016

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Hosts Successful Third Annual Economic Summit

Rep. Bustos encourages manufacturers to host a student or recent graduate as an apprentice or intern in 2016 to retain talented young people in our region. ROCK ISLAND, IL – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos hosted the Third Annual Economic Summit at Augustana College, building upon roundtables she hosted earlier this year with manufacturers in […]

Press Release

December 18, 2015

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Votes for Bipartisan Bill to Fund Federal Government and Invest in Illinois

Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Cheri Bustos joined a bipartisan majority in voting for the federal Omnibus funding bill. This legislation, which funds the Federal Government through September 2016, makes significant investments in workforce training, Head Start, community health centers, infrastructure, national security, veterans and Justice Department programs to combat the scourge of heroin addiction. […]

Press Release

December 17, 2015

Reps. Bustos, Kind Include Rail Safety Funding in Year End Budget

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that their request for increased funding for rail safety was included in the year end spending bill. The bill is expected to come to the House floor for a vote on Friday. “I fought to increase funding for emergency response […]