Infrastructure

 

We have to put people first, just like the bipartisan infrastructure bill does by targeting $100 million for sorely need repairs to the Milk River Project across the hi-line.  The funds will improve irrigation along the 720 miles of the Milk, refurbish the St Mary’s diversion dam, and provide good-paying jobs.  

Improvements to Montana roads, highways, and bridges; development of broadband services; refurbishment of municipal water systems—all are provided by the infrastructure bill.  As your representative in Congress, I will make sure that Montana gets its fair share from the infrastructure bill and that our infrastructure needs are not ignored.  Safer roads, high-speed internet, better drinking water all put people first. 

Included benefits for Montana in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: 

New Initiatives using the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (which Penny can cite) 

  • Reliable and up to date internet and television access

  • Develop a nationwide 5G wireless network

  • Secure $1.3 billion for Montana Indian Water Rights including settlement $$ for the Crow Tribe

  • Secure $11.5 million for Montana public transit

  • Secure $225 million (over 5 years) for Montana bridges

  • Secure $45 million in 2022 to repair and replace aging bridges

Postal reform

Ag/Cattle Bills

  • Investigate violations of the Packers and Stockyard Act (1921)

  • Introduce a bill to increase cattle spot market sales

  • Revive mandatory country-of-origin labeling for red meat

  • Pass a bill to ban the importation of Brazilian beef

  • Pass a bill to allow state-inspected processors to sell across state lines

  • Introduce the farmers’  ‘right to repair’ equipment

Help Penny bring common sense to Capitol Hill.