Transportation and Infrastructure
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the inclusion of more than $22.6 million for infrastructure projects in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri through the INVEST in America Act, a comprehensive surface transportation package introduced today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee.
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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to announce that the Buck O'Neil bridge located in Kansas City, Missouri has received a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Grant in the amount of $25 million.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II applauds the congressional passage of S.3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act, commonly referred to as WRDA. This bill would give the Army Corps of Engineers the authorization to begin navigation, flood control, storm damage and other water infrastructure projects across the country. The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the bill, H.R. 8, by a vote of 408-2 on June 6, 2018. House and Senate committee leaders negotiated a compromise bill, which became S. 3021.
(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to announce that funding has been provided by the U.S. Army Corps' Fiscal Year 2017 work plan to complete the Blue River Basin/Dodson Levee and the Turkey Creek Basin projects in the Kansas City area.
"This is great news. This was a long standing effort and I'm pleased to help with funding to see these projects reach the finish line," said Congressman Cleaver.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2016 Water Resources Development Act bill, S.612, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. This bill authorizes water resources development projects to be carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and also authorizes funding to address the Flint water crisis.
Assistance for Residents of Flint, Michigan also Included