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Bill Foster's Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 11

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04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
01/14/2022 Illinois Democrats Announce Historic $1.4 Billion for Illinois Bridges from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
12/17/2021 Foster Announces Nearly $1.9 Billion in New Funding for Roads and Bridges Headed to Illinois in First Round of Highway Funding Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
11/19/2021 Letter to Hon. J B Prizker, Governor of Illinois - Rush, Illinois Dems Urge Governor Pritzker, IDOT, to Prioritize Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Member Directed Projects
11/12/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Congressional Democrats Urge Biden Administration To Require Vaccination Or Negative Test For Airline Travelers As Holidays Approach
07/27/2021 Letter to Hon. Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Matsui And Colleagues Urge Epa To Reinstate Waiver For California's Clean Car Standards
07/06/2021 Foster Introduces Legislation to Make Transportation Funding More Fair
06/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Newman, Garcia, Durbin and Duckworth Lead IL Delegation Letter Inviting Secretary Buttigieg to Tour Chicagoland Area
04/06/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Joe Neguse Requests Dedicated Funds for Cdot in Upcoming Infrastructure Package
07/29/2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Representatives Nadler, García, Moore, Takano, and over 100 Members Highlight Urgent Need to Support Public Transportation Agencies
06/08/2020 Letter to Mr. Omar Osman, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation - Quigley Urges Illinois Department of Transportation Changes in Wake of COVID-19
05/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Garcia, Schakowsky, Porter Ask Treasury Secretary to Clarify Airline Guidance on Layoffs
05/11/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Lamb, Gibbs Lead Bipartisan Call to Fund Transportation Infrastructure
05/07/2020 Letter to Peter A. De Fazio, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair; Sam Graves, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member; and Rodney Davis, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member - Huffman Advocates for Wildlife Protections in Next Transportation Bill
04/15/2020 Letter to Jane Williams, Acting Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration - Representatives Malinowski, Fitzpatrick, Moulton and Bacon Lead Effort to Protect Frontline Transit Workers
03/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, The Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Representatives García, Moore Urge Support for Public Transportation Agencies and their Workforce During Coronavirus Pandemic
01/25/2020 Garamendi Introduces Oil-By-Rail Safety Bill
01/13/2020 Raskin Cosponsors Oil-by-Rail Safety Bill
07/29/2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - New Democrat Coalition letter urges president to prioritize bipartisan infrastructure legislation
06/26/2019 Foster Payer State Amendment Passes House
06/24/2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
05/16/2019 Foster Introduces Legislation to Make Transportation Funding More Fair
03/19/2018 Letter to the Hon John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee and Homeland Security and the Hon Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Swalwell Leads 88 House Members in Urging Strong Funding for Transit Security
06/12/2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means - Fix the Highway Trust Fund
05/23/2017 Press Release: Foster Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Fix Transportation Funding

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