Today, America’s infrastructure, once the envy of the world, is crumbling: giving us both the responsibility and the opportunity to take bold action to Build Back Better.  At the same time, the existential threat of the climate crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic highlight the great disparities in our nation and point to the need for an innovative, future-focused infrastructure plan that is green, modern and sustainable – and just. 

Now, with the Biden-Harris Administration and the new Senate Democratic Majority, House Democrats will build on the progress made in the last Congress, when we passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act.  This landmark infrastructure legislation is a strong down payment to create millions of good-paying American union jobs and power growth by rebuilding America with clean energy, smart technology and resilient infrastructure.  We must now advance the clean energy economy of the future by investing boldly in transportation, broadband, water, and more – putting our nation on a path to a net-zero emissions future, while addressing disparities in our communities.

Here in San Francisco, since my earliest days in Congress, I have fought to secure strong federal funding to address the critical transportation and infrastructure needs in our city.  This funding has been instrumental in extending BART to the SFO Airport; strengthening BART’s Transbay Core Capacity initiative to increase capacity by 45 percent and improve service for millions of riders; creating the Third Street Light Rail; securing nearly $1 billion in federal funds for the Central Subway; securing $639 million for the Salesforce Transit Center; expanding access to affordable housing for vulnerable communities; protecting precious drinking water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir; and ensuring critical city infrastructure is safe and seismically up to date.  And as the COVID pandemic decimated transit revenues and ridership in San Francisco, I secured billions in emergency transit assistance with over $2 billion to Bay Area transit providers, protecting thousands of transit jobs from furloughs and layoffs, while preserving transit service vital for essential workers. 
  
House Democrats will continue to take bold action in the climate fight – and in the process, we will protect clean air and clean water, create the good-paying jobs for the 21st Century economy, advance America’s preeminence in the green technologies of the future, defend our national security and honor our obligation to be good stewards of God’s creation.