Infrastructure

Speaker Pelosi Among Elected Officials in Delray Beach Highlighting Infrastructure Funding

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among elected officials in Delray Beach Saturday highlighting infrastructure funding in the area.

Speaker Pelosi, along with representatives Lois Frankel (FL-21), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) and Frederica Wilson (FL-24), as well as Mayor of Palm Beach County Robert Weinroth and Mayor of Delray Beach Shelly Petrolia, held an in-person press conference on the east side of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge in Delray Beach, which has been stuck open since early March.

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The officials discussed the critical investments the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make to update Florida’s infrastructure and create good-paying American jobs.

"What are bridges but to connect us, to connect us, and when that connection comes down, it affects so many people," Pelosi said.

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In 2021, President Biden signed the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which includes $19 billion for Florida and $250 million in funding to update and fix bridges in Florida, like the George Bush Boulevard bridge in Delray Beach.

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