[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN SAN DIEGO

  (Ms. JACOBS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Madam Speaker, our constituents sent us 
here to deliver for them, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is 
delivering for San Diego.
  Recently, the Department of Transportation announced that $24 million 
has been allocated to the San Diego International Airport, supporting 
tourism for our international city and helping our economy recover.
  But it is not just the airport. $4.8 billion in highway funding has 
been allocated to California already, the first of more than $29 
billion in road and bridge funding coming to our State.
  Last week, I visited sites in my district, in El Cerrito, Kensington, 
and Talmadge, where neighborhood roads were cracked, crumbling, and in 
need of repair.
  I have spoken with constituents, local officials, and small business 
owners in La Mesa and El Cajon about the importance of transit, 
walkability, and broadband because this may be the largest 
infrastructure bill since Eisenhower, but it is also one that is 
focused on the needs of the 21st century.
  Connecting people by roads, transit, and high-speed internet can help 
us cross divides and expand opportunity. And it makes our society 
fairer, more sustainable, and more equitable.

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