Rep. Johnson Leads Tour to Tout New Infrastructure Law

Statement

On Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), led a two-day tour across Georgia's Fourth Congressional District to tout the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure law.

"This new infrastructure law will create millions of good-paying union jobs with a once-in-a-century investment in rebuilding infrastructure in Georgia: from roads and bridges, transit and rail, to wastewater systems and high-speed broadband," said Rep. Johnson, a Senior Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "This new law marks a generational change and renews investments in a cleaner, more sustainable future for America."

The two-day tour started at a Vulcan Materials Company facility in Lithonia on Dec. 16 and concluded on Dec.17 at several infrastructure projects throughout Newton County such as the Dried Indian Creek bridge, which hasn't had any significant repairs since 1959.

"The 12,000 employees that work for Vulcan across the country appreciate Congress passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. The bill is all about transportation and infrastructure, and of course what we do is facilitate that by making the primary ingredients that go into construction, not only for just transportation in roads and bridges, but also for infrastructure for homes, churches, schools and libraries," said Jimmy Fleming, Vulcan Vice President of Permitting and External Relations. "Congressman Johnson has his fingerprints all over this bill and we appreciate his work on this bill and his work on the T&I committee."

Newton County Chairman Marcello Banes said the people of Newton County are thankful to have Congressman Johnson working for them and making this bill happen for Newton and the State of Georgia.

"I am grateful for the time Congressman Johnson took to ride around Newton County and see the need for improvements to our transportation infrastructure here at the local level," said Chairman Banes. "This means a lot to us and we are excited about the new law and the opportunities to receive some of the federal funds and have some of them allocated to Newton County."

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