Transportation
As the former District Director and Economic Development Liaison for the late-Congressman John P. Murtha, I know the importance of transportation infrastructure in western Pennsylvania.
As the former District Director and Economic Development Liaison for the late-Congressman John P. Murtha, I know the importance of transportation infrastructure in western Pennsylvania. Building and upgrading highways, increasing rail capability, and strengthening the locks and dams on our waterways are all crucial components of economic development. I am a cosponsor of H.R. 721, the Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011, which will help companies maintain the short line railroads that are throughout the 12th Congressional District and western Pennsylvania. I am also supportive of Congress reauthorizing the surface transportation reauthorization bill this year. I know that this is crucial for our country so that are able to meet our growing transportation needs.
In the 111th and 112th Congress, I introduced the Corridor N Extension Act. This bill would help to upgrade U.S. Route 219 between Ebensburg and western New York. I also cosponsored legislation and testified in favor of amending current law so that toll credits can be used to match federal transportation funding, allowing highways like Route 219 between Somerset and I-68 in Maryland to move into construction.