Durbin, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create Rural Infrastructure Office
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Braun (R-IN), both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today introduced the Rural Economic Infrastructure Equity Act of 2019, a bill to improve federal support for the transportation infrastructure needs of rural areas in America. In rural areas, 36 percent of roads are in poor or mediocre condition, and 10 perc . . .
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Braun (R-IN), both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today introduced the Rural Economic Infrastructure Equity Act of 2019, a bill to improve federal support for the transportation infrastructure needs of rural areas in America. In rural areas, 36 percent of roads are in poor or mediocre condition, and 10 perc . . .