Infrastructure funding
How much federal, state and local money goes to infrastructure such as roads, transit, water and broadband, how it is raised, and which places and projects receive it.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans36 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Invest in building and repairing infrastructure35Win infrastructure funding for their own state or district14Direct more infrastructure money to rural communities7Pass and build on the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law4Ensure infrastructure jobs go to union and local workers3Fund infrastructure without raising local taxes2Build infrastructure faster and at lower cost1Put more transportation money into transit, walking and biking1
Invest in building and repairing infrastructure
35 members“Colin knows that Texas is a great state, and that to continue our success, we need to invest in our infrastructure and manufacturing.”View on their website ↗
“He was proud to help pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which will bring $35 billion to Texas creating jobs and helping us to repair our aging roads and bridges, improve our ports and airports, and expand high speed internet throughout the state among many other wins.”View on their website ↗
“Safe roads, reliable bridges, and modern infrastructure are not luxuries.”View on their website ↗
“Create good-paying jobs building the future right here at home”View on their website ↗
“I’m committed to fixing New Jersey’s aging infrastructure because I’ve lived it as a commuter and a mom.”View on their website ↗
“Direct major federal investments in our infrastructure. Create thousands of good paying union jobs through major federal investments in infrastructure, transportation, clean energy, and water systems across Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland.”View on their website ↗
“Fight for our federal infrastructure funding. Fight to ensure Maryland receives and retains its full share of federal infrastructure funding for major bridge and transportation projects so taxpayers aren’t left footing the bill.”View on their website ↗
“Building Modern Infrastructure”View on their website ↗
“We need to make it faster and cheaper to build what we need. That means modernizing permitting, cutting unnecessary red tape, and investing at scale in modern infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
“And at a time when AI threatens to kill a lot of jobs in the short term, investing in infrastructure is a critically important way to put people to work on good-paying jobs that make a difference.”View on their website ↗
“Modernize transportation around here.”View on their website ↗
“Investing in transportation will help families, strengthen our economy, and keep the region moving forward.”View on their website ↗
“Sherrod secured transformational infrastructure investments that are reaching communities across Ohio – grants that will go towards making our roads and bridges safer, upgrading essential clean water infrastructure, updating regional airports, and improving power lines to ensure all Ohioans have reliable access to electricity.”View on their website ↗
“We should dream big in building the communities we want to raise our families in. That means not only pushing for better schools, roads, and infrastructure, but also investing in building safer communities so everyone can feel they can exist without worry.”View on their website ↗
“She focused on local infrastructure, removed blighted structures, held absentee landlords accountable, and replaced thousands of street signs across the city.”View on their website ↗
“Rebuilding our Infrastructure”View on their website ↗
“Delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.”View on their website ↗
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“The Trump Administration’s politiciazation of infrastructure grants and permitting processes is unacceptable. Peggy will push for robust and reliable federal infrastructure investments in Minnesota.”View on their website ↗
“Patty has successfully brought about federal funding that has made possible various road, transportation, flood control, and water projects within our district.”View on their website ↗
“Re-channeling of funds into domestic areas such as health care, education, and infrastructure”View on their website ↗
“I’ll support policies that build out broadband access in rural areas and invest in infrastructure that connects people to opportunity.”View on their website ↗
“As a board member he was instrumental in bringing a new level of civility and professionalism to Falls Township government, and led the effort to invest in township infrastructure and improve the quality of life for all Falls residents.”View on their website ↗
“Invest in Clean Energy and 21st Century Infrastructure”View on their website ↗
“In our modern economy, we must ensure access to high-speed broadband, creating good-paying jobs and opportunities for our children, and expanding 21st-century infrastructure to rural communities in order to connect businesses with the global market.”View on their website ↗
“Her leadership secured important funding for critical district infrastructure projects including the Rice Avenue Grade Separation and the Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant.”View on their website ↗
“Passed a State Budget focusing $47 billion towards infrastructure Investment building schools, transportation, housing.”View on their website ↗
“Cyril will bring federal dollars home to modernize roads, rail, and broadband, support small businesses and farmers, and boost housing supply—using the same results-driven approach that secured millions for High Point without raising taxes.”View on their website ↗
“Bringing tax dollars home to fix roads, expand broadband, and improve rail service without raising local taxes.”View on their website ↗
“As Mayor, he’s led local efforts to increase affordable housing, support small businesses, and strengthen public infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
“It’s time that we get a farm bill that actually works for family farmers. That means expanding crop insurance and credit for small and diversified farms, guaranteeing the right for farmers to repair their own farm equipment, and providing funds for rural development programs like housing, broadband, and water infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
“Secure funding and grants for critical infrastructure upgrades and improvements to modernize our infrastructure, making El Paso County the most competitive environment for aerospace innovation in the world”View on their website ↗
“The North Shore is growing, and our infrastructure needs to keep up. From getting to work and finding a place to live to protecting our coastline and supporting our working waterfront, my plan will bring the federal investment our communities have been waiting for.”View on their website ↗
“Federal investment in North Shore infrastructure: Bring federal funding home to upgrade water and sewer systems, rebuild critical bridges, and finally address the chronic water quality problems at King’s Beach.”View on their website ↗
“In the White House during the Biden-Harris Administration, Dan held multiple senior roles and worked closely with the President’s Cabinet to implement legislation rebuilding America’s infrastructure, creating clean energy jobs, investing in education, and lowering prescription drug costs for seniors.”View on their website ↗
“Work as a strong federal partner to build long-term water infrastructure for Colorado so farmers and ranchers can have viable alternatives to buy and dry”View on their website ↗
“My opponent has repeatedly opposed major bipartisan federal investments that included funding for water infrastructure. I would take a different approach. I am willing to work with anyone and everyone who is serious about solving these problems, because we are already behind.”View on their website ↗
“Build the water infrastructure Colorado will need for the next 50 years”View on their website ↗
“Alicia will fight for practical solutions that help lower the cost of living, strengthen infrastructure, and reduce the policies that make life more expensive for island families.”View on their website ↗
“Guam deserves a stronger voice and a fair share of federal investment. Alicia will fight to secure funding for infrastructure, healthcare, housing, energy, and economic development — while making sure those resources create real results for local families.”View on their website ↗
“A stronger future requires smart investments now: Reliable infrastructure. Affordable energy. Better healthcare access. Modern connectivity. Safe communities.”View on their website ↗
“I prevented cuts to veterans’ services, secured vital infrastructure funding for my district, and brought Metro Mobility to Lakeville so seniors and people with disabilities could access transportation.”View on their website ↗
“Utah can lead in clean, affordable American-made energy that strengthens our economy and lowers costs for families. I support expanding clean energy, modernizing the electrical grid, and investing in transportation infrastructure that creates jobs and secures our energy future.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll fight for good-paying union jobs, stronger infrastructure, expanded broadband, clean energy development, wildfire resilience, and economic development that helps small towns and rural counties thrive.”View on their website ↗
“Invest in infrastructure to support the jobs of the future, such as energy efficiency and sustainable manufacturing.”View on their website ↗
“In the Mighigan Senate, Moss prioritized state funding for housing, local roads, and water infrastructure throughout his district.”View on their website ↗
“Support family farms, support trades, and invest in the infrastructure to bring good jobs home.”View on their website ↗
“Investing in infrastructure, skilled trades, and family farms will create jobs that cannot be outsourced. Rural communities deserve opportunities that sustain both workers and the land they depend on.”View on their website ↗
“I will push for investments in infrastructure, skilled trades, and family farms. North Carolina’s rural communities deserve jobs that sustain families and keep towns alive.”View on their website ↗
“He worked across the aisle to pass the most significant investment in America’s infrastructure in a generation, which is helping rebuild New Hampshire’s roads and bridges, connect schools, homes, and businesses with high-speed broadband, and upgrade water and sewer infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
“As a Democratic Socialist, I believe that revitalizing federal public works programs would reclaim pathways to long-term economic mobility and create a focus point for critical national efforts like infrastructure upgrades, green energy conversion, nature conservation, and more.”View on their website ↗
“And Shannon will invest in energy, infrastructure, and good-paying jobs that strengthen Virginia’s economy.”View on their website ↗
“Transportation is a public good — and it should be funded and run like one.”View on their website ↗
“Infrastructure Jobs Here in the Central Valley, our working families suffer every day from the poor quality of our roads, bridges and even safe and affordable drinking water from their faucets. And these problems are prevalent across the country. We have the power to create millions of well-paid jobs that also serve the needs of our community by building and repairing our crumbling infrastructure, including broadband internet to rural and underserved areas.”View on their website ↗
“SB 339 (Author: Wiener): Gas Tax Alternative Pilot – extends California’s Road Charge Pilot Program, providing a potential future source of transportation and road funding.”View on their website ↗
“SCA 6 (Author: Wiener; bill merged into broader bill): Lowering voter threshold to pass transportation infrastructure measures. Senate Constitutional Amendment 6 would have lowered the voter threshold for local transportation funding measures (e.g., for public transportation and bike and pedestrian projects) from 2/3rds to 55%. The idea was ultimately merged into a broader proposed constitutional amendment, ACA 1 (Author Aguiar-Curry; co-author: Wiener) covering all local infrastructure funding measures, including transportation measures. Scott is now a co-author of that broader measure.”View on their website ↗
“SB 339 (2021): Road Usage Charge pilot program - forward-thinking assessment to maintain state of good repair in the face of declining transportation revenues”View on their website ↗
“Protect funding for rural hospitals and infrastructure”View on their website ↗
Win infrastructure funding for their own state or district
14 members“He was proud to help pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which will bring $35 billion to Texas creating jobs and helping us to repair our aging roads and bridges, improve our ports and airports, and expand high speed internet throughout the state among many other wins.”View on their website ↗
“Direct major federal investments in our infrastructure. Create thousands of good paying union jobs through major federal investments in infrastructure, transportation, clean energy, and water systems across Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland.”View on their website ↗
“Fight for our federal infrastructure funding. Fight to ensure Maryland receives and retains its full share of federal infrastructure funding for major bridge and transportation projects so taxpayers aren’t left footing the bill.”View on their website ↗
“Sherrod secured transformational infrastructure investments that are reaching communities across Ohio – grants that will go towards making our roads and bridges safer, upgrading essential clean water infrastructure, updating regional airports, and improving power lines to ensure all Ohioans have reliable access to electricity.”View on their website ↗
“Delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.”View on their website ↗
“The Trump Administration’s politiciazation of infrastructure grants and permitting processes is unacceptable. Peggy will push for robust and reliable federal infrastructure investments in Minnesota.”View on their website ↗
“Patty has successfully brought about federal funding that has made possible various road, transportation, flood control, and water projects within our district.”View on their website ↗
“Her leadership secured important funding for critical district infrastructure projects including the Rice Avenue Grade Separation and the Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant.”View on their website ↗
“Cyril will bring federal dollars home to modernize roads, rail, and broadband, support small businesses and farmers, and boost housing supply—using the same results-driven approach that secured millions for High Point without raising taxes.”View on their website ↗
“Bringing tax dollars home to fix roads, expand broadband, and improve rail service without raising local taxes.”View on their website ↗
“Secure funding and grants for critical infrastructure upgrades and improvements to modernize our infrastructure, making El Paso County the most competitive environment for aerospace innovation in the world”View on their website ↗
“The North Shore is growing, and our infrastructure needs to keep up. From getting to work and finding a place to live to protecting our coastline and supporting our working waterfront, my plan will bring the federal investment our communities have been waiting for.”View on their website ↗
“Federal investment in North Shore infrastructure: Bring federal funding home to upgrade water and sewer systems, rebuild critical bridges, and finally address the chronic water quality problems at King’s Beach.”View on their website ↗
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“She pledged to continue working with communities and water managers to develop a list of infrastructure priorities and then aggressively and proactively pursue federal funding to support a long-term solution.”View on their website ↗
“Guam deserves a stronger voice and a fair share of federal investment. Alicia will fight to secure funding for infrastructure, healthcare, housing, energy, and economic development — while making sure those resources create real results for local families.”View on their website ↗
“I prevented cuts to veterans’ services, secured vital infrastructure funding for my district, and brought Metro Mobility to Lakeville so seniors and people with disabilities could access transportation.”View on their website ↗
“In the Mighigan Senate, Moss prioritized state funding for housing, local roads, and water infrastructure throughout his district.”View on their website ↗
Direct more infrastructure money to rural communities
7 members“I support the Rural Housing Service Reform Act, which modernizes USDA rural housing programs, makes loans more accessible to low-income rural families, and directs funding to local organizations building housing and infrastructure where it's needed most.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll support policies that build out broadband access in rural areas and invest in infrastructure that connects people to opportunity.”View on their website ↗
“In our modern economy, we must ensure access to high-speed broadband, creating good-paying jobs and opportunities for our children, and expanding 21st-century infrastructure to rural communities in order to connect businesses with the global market.”View on their website ↗
“It’s time that we get a farm bill that actually works for family farmers. That means expanding crop insurance and credit for small and diversified farms, guaranteeing the right for farmers to repair their own farm equipment, and providing funds for rural development programs like housing, broadband, and water infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll fight for good-paying union jobs, stronger infrastructure, expanded broadband, clean energy development, wildfire resilience, and economic development that helps small towns and rural counties thrive.”View on their website ↗
“Infrastructure Jobs Here in the Central Valley, our working families suffer every day from the poor quality of our roads, bridges and even safe and affordable drinking water from their faucets. And these problems are prevalent across the country. We have the power to create millions of well-paid jobs that also serve the needs of our community by building and repairing our crumbling infrastructure, including broadband internet to rural and underserved areas.”View on their website ↗
“Protect funding for rural hospitals and infrastructure”View on their website ↗
Pass and build on the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law
4 members“He was proud to help pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which will bring $35 billion to Texas creating jobs and helping us to repair our aging roads and bridges, improve our ports and airports, and expand high speed internet throughout the state among many other wins.”View on their website ↗
“As a member of Congress, I’ll fight to expand on the infrastructure law that was passed by Democrats a few years ago – and also to make sure that we build faster and more efficiently, so that we get stuff done and treat taxpayer dollars like they matter.”View on their website ↗
“In the White House during the Biden-Harris Administration, Dan held multiple senior roles and worked closely with the President’s Cabinet to implement legislation rebuilding America’s infrastructure, creating clean energy jobs, investing in education, and lowering prescription drug costs for seniors.”View on their website ↗
“He worked across the aisle to pass the most significant investment in America’s infrastructure in a generation, which is helping rebuild New Hampshire’s roads and bridges, connect schools, homes, and businesses with high-speed broadband, and upgrade water and sewer infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
Ensure infrastructure jobs go to union and local workers
3 members“Direct major federal investments in our infrastructure. Create thousands of good paying union jobs through major federal investments in infrastructure, transportation, clean energy, and water systems across Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland.”View on their website ↗
“Delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.”View on their website ↗
“Infrastructure projects must provide well-paid union employment opportunities as well as tangible benefits to working-class families, rather than simply benefiting corporations.”View on their website ↗
Fund infrastructure without raising local taxes
2 members“Fight for our federal infrastructure funding. Fight to ensure Maryland receives and retains its full share of federal infrastructure funding for major bridge and transportation projects so taxpayers aren’t left footing the bill.”View on their website ↗
“Cyril will bring federal dollars home to modernize roads, rail, and broadband, support small businesses and farmers, and boost housing supply—using the same results-driven approach that secured millions for High Point without raising taxes.”View on their website ↗
“Bringing tax dollars home to fix roads, expand broadband, and improve rail service without raising local taxes.”View on their website ↗
Build infrastructure faster and at lower cost
1 member“We need to make it faster and cheaper to build what we need. That means modernizing permitting, cutting unnecessary red tape, and investing at scale in modern infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
“As a member of Congress, I’ll fight to expand on the infrastructure law that was passed by Democrats a few years ago – and also to make sure that we build faster and more efficiently, so that we get stuff done and treat taxpayer dollars like they matter.”View on their website ↗
Put more transportation money into transit, walking and biking
1 member“Current federal funding for non-car focused projects is approximately $20 billion for the entire country per year, compared to the total budget of $117.4 billion. This allocation does not match the needs of our district, where car ownership is extremely low, or the desires of the public at-large, which overwhelmingly supports expanding public and active transportation options.”View on their website ↗
“We will push for FHWA to directly fund big cities, which would allow for greater control of how funding is allocated, greater emphasis on safe streets and pedestrian priorities, and faster funding allocation.”View on their website ↗
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