Transportation
As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I look forward to developing a long term Surface Transportation Authorization that will not only provide for the necessary infrastructure but also support the creation of jobs. We need to use innovative ideas to streamline the approval process and construction of vital projects such as I-69. We also need to focus spending so that transportation funds are spent only on surface transportation projects and not for projects that fail to improve the efficiency or safety of our transportation system.
I was proud to be appointed a Conferee on the House and Senate Transportation Conference Committee. As a Conferee, I worked with my House and Senate colleagues bi-partisanly to develop a long-term transportation reauthorization. Moving Ahead for Progress for the 21st Century (MAP 21) extends our nation’s highways and bridge programs, while eliminating duplicative programs, streamlines the environmental review process, allows states to pursue Public-Private Partnerships and provides states with more spending flexibility. Indiana received record funding in MAP21 and gave funding certainty to INDOT to continue projects like I-69.