WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Amtrak has applied for $11.5 million in federal funding made available under his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the I-20 Crescent long distance train service extension from Mississippi through Louisiana to Texas and grade crossing safety improvements in Louisiana. "This investment from the infrastructure law will connect Louisiana's I-20 c  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Representative Sharice Davids announced the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded the City of Olathe $17,987,495 to eliminate a rail crossing and build a road overpass, decreasing traffic accidents and improving travel times. The project, supported through the bipartisan infrastructure law's Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Program, is part of the larger 119th St. Expansion Pro  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: U.S. Representative Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-4) today announced $8 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program for Franklin Park, Illinois, to complete project development and   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, Reps. Jake LaTurner (R-KS) and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced a resolution to express the House of Representatives' support for the continued inclusion of AM radios in cars and recognize the safety and value that AM radio brings to millions of listeners across the country. This bipartisan resolution comes as car manufacturers are considering removing AM radio in new cars and electric ve  more