Sen. Maria CantwellD WashingtonRanking Member, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Roads, rail, transit, and airports · Alaska
How people and goods move and who pays for the systems that carry them: highways and bridges, transit, rail, aviation, ports, and the shift to electric vehicles. Federal funding formulas and state projects decide where the money lands.
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Transportation & Infrastructure
Roads, rail, transit, and airports
Why it connects to…
Transportation is the largest U.S. source of emissions; vehicle and transit policy are climate policy.
Zoning near transit and highway spending decide where housing can be built and what commuting costs.
Rail, airline, port and trucking workers are at the center of recent labor disputes and safety rules.
Infrastructure spending is one of the largest discretionary investments and a driver of regional growth.
Accessible transit and paratransit are required by the ADA and funded through transportation law.
Transportation is the largest U.S. source of emissions; vehicle and transit policy are climate policy.
Accessible transit and paratransit are required by the ADA and funded through transportation law.
Infrastructure spending is one of the largest discretionary investments and a driver of regional growth.
Zoning near transit and highway spending decide where housing can be built and what commuting costs.
Rail, airline, port and trucking workers are at the center of recent labor disputes and safety rules.
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Sen. Maria CantwellD WashingtonRanking Member, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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