Warner and Kaine Statement On New Report Showing Effects On Virginia Of Infrastructure Law’s Expiration

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after a new report from the Senate Commerce Committee showed the effect that President Donald Trump's refusal to work to reauthorize the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-which Warner and Kaine helped negotiate and pass in 2021-will have on infrastructure projects throughout Virginia:

"Infrastructure should be an area in which both parties can find common ground, and as a matter of fact, we did: in 2021, we helped get the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed. But so far, the Trump-Vance Administration has refused to work in a bipartisan way to reauthorize that landmark legislation, meaning Virginia is facing millions of dollars in cuts to crucial infrastructure projects. Trump's tariff policies and war of choice with Iran have sent prices for everything from building materials to gasoline through the roof-the last thing anyone needs now is for job-creating, economy-boosting infrastructure projects to dry up. Trump and the GOP can either come to the table and work with Democrats on reauthorizing this historic legislation, or infrastructure will join the long list of broken promises from the Trump-Vance Administration."

According to the report from the Senate Commerce Committee, the expiration of the BIL will lead to more than 50 infrastructure projects in Virginia going unfunded, including 16 freight and rail projects and 40 roadway projects. The BIL has been delivering for Virginia, much like it has for the rest of the country, with nearly 100 transportation projects receiving funding from fiscal years 2022­-2026. The legislation must be reauthorized by December 11, 2026, or cuts to these programs may become permanent.

The full report can be found here, with Virginia-specific data available here.

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