Infrastructure impacts every part of our community, and during National Infrastructure Week I’m highlighting some of our communities’ most urgent needs—clean water, reliable roads, and environmental stewardship. 

As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I have the opportunity every two years to fight for the projects that our community and environment depend on. This year, as we draft, and pass, this year’s biennial Water Resources Development Act, I will continue to fight for the local infrastructure that is crucial for Florida’s 21st district.

All of us in the 21st District are fortunate to call the most diverse ecosystem in the nation our home. Protecting it is a necessity and a moral duty, and when it comes to safeguarding our communities, anything less falls short.

Later this week, we’ll consider the “BUILD America 250 Act,” the piece of legislation that invests in America’s highways, interstates, and mass transit programs.