03.14.18

Bipartisan Efforts Continue on Infrastructure

‘Today, Senator Thune and our colleagues on the Commerce Committee will continue their hearings on rebuilding America’s infrastructure. Notably, five cabinet secretaries will testify. The Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, Energy, Agriculture, and Transportation will all share the administration’s ideas for cutting red tape, streamlining permitting, and aligning federal resources with local needs.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the need to improve American infrastructure:

“This is a busy day for the Senate. Today, Senator Thune and our colleagues on the Commerce Committee will continue their hearings on rebuilding America’s infrastructure. Notably, five cabinet secretaries will testify. The Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, Energy, Agriculture, and Transportation will all share the administration’s ideas for cutting red tape, streamlining permitting, and aligning federal resources with local needs.

“I’m grateful for the Trump Administration’s commitment to this issue. And I hope this week’s hearings, along with the ongoing work of our colleagues on Environment and Public Works, Appropriations and other committees, keep building momentum. Bipartisan results are achievable this year, starting with billions in added funding for infrastructure improvement in the budget agreement, and extending to the work of many committees in the months ahead.”