Congresswoman Cherfilus-Mccormick: One Year Later, Democrats’ Infrastructure Law Is Delivering For Florida

Washington – Today, marking the first anniversary of Democrats’ landmark Infrastructure Law, Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick highlighted the historic federal investments that are already creating good-paying jobs and transforming Florida communities.
 
“One year ago today, President Biden and the Democratic Congress delivered a once-in-a-generation investment to create millions of good-paying jobs repairing, rebuilding and revitalizing our communities,” said Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick. “Democrats’ Infrastructure Law is already putting shovels in the ground and Floridians to work in good-paying Davis-Bacon jobs — fixing roads, upgrading public transit, slashing commute times, cleaning up pollution and more. As Floridians mark the extraordinary progress of the last year, I remain committed to working with the Biden Administration to ensure these investments continue to reach our communities as quickly as possible.”

Decades of underinvestment have left Florida communities in urgent need of repair and modernization.  The American Society of Civil Engineers gave Florida’s infrastructure an overall grade of C — including a B for its bridges, a C for its transit and a C for its drinking water.
 
The Infrastructure Law is already making progress on this backlog, delivering federal funds for a range of vital projects in Florida, including:

• $105 million in dedicated formula funding for bridges.

• $86 million through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program.

• $275 million to provide clean and safe water while improving water infrastructure. 

A full summary of the Infrastructure Law’s investments in Florida is available here.
 
“Democrats’ Infrastructure Law represents a massive leap forward in our fight to put People Over Politics,” continued Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick. “We remain laser-focused on our fight to build on that progress — lowering costs, creating better-paying jobs and building safer communities.”