Transportation and Infrastructure

Some say it's hard to see the forest for the trees. But Arkansans see the forest and its potential – materials to build homes, a bioenergy resource, and an industry that employs thousands of Arkansans, sustaining families across the Natural State.

Last week, it was a privilege to attend the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation’s annual summer meeting in Hot Springs. As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, it was deeply encouraging to connect the work our committee does in Congress to the needs of our roads and infrastructure projects across the Natural State.

After the 119th Congress was sworn in on January 3, House Republicans hit the ground running to deliver on their promise to the American people to lower the cost of living, reduce frivolous government spending, secure our borders, and unleash energy dominance.

Nearly three years ago, far-left Democrats in Congress greenlit a $7.5 billion investment of taxpayer funds for electric vehicle charging nationwide. As a part of the Biden Administration's radical Green New Deal agenda, President Biden vowed to utilize these funds to establish 500,000 electric vehicle chargers by 2030.

Nearly seven months ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, a strong and bipartisan reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration.