[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CELEBRATING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN VIRGINIA

  (Mrs. McCLELLAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate infrastructure 
week and highlight the incredible projects made possible in Virginia by 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
  The IIJA, or bipartisan infrastructure law, is a once-in-a-lifetime, 
once-in-a-generation investment to rebuild America's crumbling 
infrastructure, improve public safety and climate resilience, 
accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies, and reconnect 
historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities.
  Since the IIJA was passed, $4.7 billion in Federal funding is headed 
to the Commonwealth of Virginia for 192 specific projects. That 
includes $3.8 billion for transportation infrastructure, like our 
public transit, roads, rails, ports, airports, and bridges, like the 
historic Mayo Bridge in my district in Richmond; and approximately $290 
million for clean water initiatives in the Commonwealth.
  Thanks to IIJA, more than 345,000 households across the Commonwealth 
are now receiving affordable high-speed internet.
  This is just the beginning. As we continue to work to implement the 
provisions from the bipartisan infrastructure law, Virginians can 
expect to see billions more in Federal funding.
  Thanks to the leadership of the Biden-Harris administration, we 
aren't just celebrating infrastructure week, but infrastructure decade.

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