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Bobby Rush's Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
02/07/2022 Letter to Hon. Nuria Fernandez, Federal Transit Administration - Chicagoland Congressional Delegation Applauds Grant to Chicago Transit Authority
01/14/2022 Illinois Democrats Announce Historic $1.4 Billion for Illinois Bridges from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
11/19/2021 Letter to Hon. J B Prizker, Governor of Illinois - Rush, Illinois Dems Urge Governor Pritzker, IDOT, to Prioritize Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Member Directed Projects
11/15/2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Use Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Red Line Extension, 95th Street Grade Separation
09/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Committee Transportation & Infrastructure; and Hon. Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Reps. García, Johnson, and Pressley Call for Additional Investments in Public Transit in Reconciliation Legislation
08/10/2021 Rush Tours Lion Electric Site in Joliet, Drives Electric School Bus
07/27/2021 Letter to Hon. Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Matsui And Colleagues Urge Epa To Reinstate Waiver For California's Clean Car Standards
07/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure
07/02/2021 Rush Touts 1st District Transportation Funding, EV Investments, Vehicle Safety Bill Passed House As Part Of INVEST in America Act
07/01/2021 Rush Secures $36.6 Billion Investment in Electric Vehicles in INVEST in America Act
06/25/2021 Rush Announces Nearly $7 Million Grant for Electric Busses for Chicago Transit Authority
06/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Newman, Garcia, Durbin and Duckworth Lead IL Delegation Letter Inviting Secretary Buttigieg to Tour Chicagoland Area
06/10/2021 Rush Announces 1st District Transportation Priorities Included in INVEST In America Act
05/12/2021 Bucshon, Rush Introduce Bill to Require a Federal Study Evaluating How Crash-Avoidance System Detect Road Users
04/30/2021 Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, and Michael Simpson, Ranking Member - Rush Leads 10 Appropriations Letters Requesting Funding For Priorities Including Women's Heart Health, Clean Energy, Kidney Disease, Public School Infrastructure
04/27/2021 Rush Introduces Legislation To Slash Transportation Emissions, Promote Use of EVs
07/29/2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Representatives Nadler, García, Moore, Takano, and over 100 Members Highlight Urgent Need to Support Public Transportation Agencies
07/01/2020 Rush Introduces Legislation to Protect Nation's Transportation Workers, Travelers from Further Spread of COVID-19
06/08/2020 Letter to Mr. Omar Osman, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation - Quigley Urges Illinois Department of Transportation Changes in Wake of COVID-19
05/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Garcia, Schakowsky, Porter Ask Treasury Secretary to Clarify Airline Guidance on Layoffs
05/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Upton, Bipartisan House Leaders Urge Strong Support for Auto Industry & 10 Million American Workers
04/30/2020 Rush Leads Group of 88 House Democrats Calling on DOT, DHS to Require Use of PPE by Transportation Workers, Passengers
04/15/2020 Letter to Jane Williams, Acting Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration - Representatives Malinowski, Fitzpatrick, Moulton and Bacon Lead Effort to Protect Frontline Transit Workers
03/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, The Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Representatives García, Moore Urge Support for Public Transportation Agencies and their Workforce During Coronavirus Pandemic

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