DAVIDS CELEBRATES PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WITH LOCAL LEADERS

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Today, Representative Sharice Davids, the Vice Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, joined Kansas Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz and dozens of local leaders to celebrate passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which is expected to bring $3.8 billion to Kansas for infrastructure needs from roads and bridges to high-speed internet and public transit.

The Davids-backed bipartisan infrastructure bill passed into law last week marks the largest investment in America's physical infrastructure in generations, creating an estimated 2 million jobs a year for the next decade. The bill is paid for through a combination of new revenues and savings and has been called the most fiscally responsible infrastructure bill in at least a decade by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Among its provisions for Kansas include:

$2.6 billion for highways
$225 million for bridge replacement and repairs
$272 million to improve public transportation options
a minimum of $100 million to help provide broadband coverage
access to $3.5 billion flood mitigation assistance program
$454 million to improve water infrastructure and ensure clean drinking water across the state
$109 million for airports

"I've been working towards this for a while, and I'm proud to say that we passed historic, bipartisan infrastructure legislation that's going to create good-paying jobs, make strides against climate change, and set the foundation for long-term growth here in the Kansas Third," said Davids. "I'm not stopping there--I'm going to keep pushing to bring new investments to projects across our region, like US 69 and the KCATA electric bus expansion, just like I worked to bring this bill across the finish line."

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