Issue Position: Fixing Our Roads, Bridges, Tunnels and Trains

Issue Position

New Jersey is second in the nation among states with commuters who rely on public transit. Meanwhile, one-third of New Jersey's bridges are considered unsafe for travel and NJ Transit had more accidents in 2016 than any of the 10 largest commuter railroads in the country.

With the safety of our families at stake, there's no room for partisan games. My first stand-alone bill to pass the House, the FRA Safety Data Improvement Act, strengthens our data collection so that we can uncover potential safety problems on our rails before they can do harm or cost lives.

Safety has to be our top priority, but we also know that we can't attract new businesses and jobs to a state where our roads, tunnels and bridges are crumbling. That's why I've fought to secure bipartisan funding for the Gateway Project, which would double our rail capacity into New York City. Right now, only twenty-one trains can travel in and out of the city in an hour because we have one tunnel -- that's more than a hundred years old and in massive disrepair -- along this corridor that one-fifth of America's economy relies upon. Moving this project forward couldn't be more vital to our region and our nation's economy.

I've also worked to bring new bus and rail service to our communities in Sussex and Warren and we need to bring light rail to Bergen County to ease our commute within our District. Fixing our infrastructure isn't just essential to our economic future. Most importantly, it allows us to get home earlier to spend more time with our families and tuck our kids into bed.

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