Today, the U.S. House and Senate finalized a five year transportation funding agreement that includes an additional $1.5 billion for which Southwest Washington transit agencies can compete to improve bus services for Southwest Washington transit commuters.
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a six-year, bipartisan transportation bill that provides a significant boost for funds available to Southwest Washington buses and bridges that span the Columbia River Gorge.
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Today, Jaime Herrera Beutler successfully amended the U.S. House’s federal transportation and infrastructure bill to make an average of $272 million in additional funding available annually to improve services to bus riders in Clark County and throughout Southwest Washington.
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The U.S. House today passed a bipartisan proposal offered by Washington Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Camas) and Oregon Reps. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) to help improve roads and bridges in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
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Today, Jaime Herrera Beutler secured a reform in a U.S. House spending bill that will make federal emergency response grants for crude oil and ethanol rail traffic a higher priority.
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Yesterday, Jaime Herrera Beutler helped defeat an amendment that would have stopped the Department of Transportation’s implementation of strengthened rail safety standards, and stalled requirements for improved rail cars that transport crude oil.
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Today, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved its Energy and Water Appropriations bill that included funding for Columbia River maintenance, small port dredging and Hanford cleanup championed by Jaime Herrera Beutler.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2015 Columbia River Maintenance Priorities report released today that includes strong funding for Southwest Washington’s waterway infrastructure.
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler and Senator Patty Murray welcomed the recent announcement that Wahkiakum County will receive the necessary permit to finish the berth and channel improvements for its new Columbia River ferry.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler today issued the following statement urging the U.S. Senate to pass a bill allowing Southwest Washington transportation projects to continue.
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