Washington, D.C. – In response to the bipartisan delivery of the BUILD America 250 Act by Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larsen on Tuesday, May 19, the National League of Cities (NLC) President Kevin Kramer, Councilmember, Louisville, Ky., issued the following statement:
“The National League of Cities applauds Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larsen for the bipartisan introduction of the BUILD America 250 Act, which reflects the local bridge, safety and regional priority projects championed in Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet and Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s BASICS Act. Thousands of cities, towns and villages reached out to Congress to ask that they prioritize the basic improvements that allow communities to repair and replace crumbling infrastructure and save lives on our roads, and the BUILD Act delivers. Mayors and councilmembers across the country look forward to a new chapter of infrastructure investment that we can celebrate during America’s 250th anniversary.”
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