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Transportation & Infrastructure

Congressman Gonzalez is committed to ensuring South Texans can travel and transport goods safely throughout the region. This means providing robust federal funding for the construction, maintenance, repair, and expansion of our infrastructure. Infrastructure investments should include reinforcing levees to mitigate flooding; water treatment plants and filtration facilities that provide potable water to our communities and farmers; highways and bridges that support family vehicles and freight; railroads to transport passengers and goods; and air traffic control towers, runways, and terminals that ensure safe and efficient air travel and trade.

The 34th District of Texas is home to several ports of entry, including the Port of Brownsville, which employees over 51,000 people and generates in $3 billion annually, the Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates, Free Trade International Bridge at Los Indios, and the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville. Texas 34 also has the Brownsville South Padre International Airport and the Valley International Airport.

Congressman Gonzalez has a proven record of supporting federal programs such as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program, which helps states and local communities finance surface infrastructure improvements, the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), and the Federal Aviation Administration's Contract Tower Program, which helps our air traffic controllers direct aircraft, safeguard our skies, and provide a safe space for military operations across the country.

In the 117th Congress, Congressman Gonzalez helped pass the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Also known as the bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this law has already begun delivering for South Texas and America by creating jobs, expanding our economy, and modernizing our infrastructure.