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| https://suozzi.house.gov/media/press-releases/photo-release-suozzi-joins-biden-white-house-signing-bipartisan-infrastructure | PHOTO RELEASE: SUOZZI JOINS BIDEN AT WHITE HOUSE FOR SIGNING OF BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION | 2021-11-15 | 2021 | 2021-11 | Democrat | House | NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | S001201 | suozzi.house.gov | suozzi | https://suozzi.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) issued the following statement after he joined President Joe Biden at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act. The legislation will create millions of high-paying union jobs and send billions of dollars to repair New York’s highways, roads, bridges, airports, waterways and sewers – as well as to install hundreds of electric vehicle charging ports. Photos and video from event are found here. “The past four presidents have tried, but President Biden and this Congress got this bipartisan deal done!” said Suozzi. “It takes bipartisanship to get things done, and the signing of this once-in-a-generation legislation will rebuild New York and put millions to work. This is about jobs, this is about rebuilding our country, and it’s about showing that we can get things done that have real-life impacts.” Below is a list of specific funding New York will receive from the once in a generation bipartisan infrastructure package: Highway Funding: $12.5 billion specifically for New York $11.5 billion for surface transportation (roads, highways, etc.) $1.9 billion from a new vehicular bridge repair formula program $142 million for EV charging infrastructure Airport Funding: nearly $1 billion for New York JFK $294,682,575 LGA $ 150,008,970 Long Island MacArthur $21,595,630 Republic $ 3,735,000 East Hampton $1,480,000 Brookhaven $1,480,000 New York Rail $16 Billion for Amtrak National capital backlog needs - $688 million: will save NYS its contribution to replacing the Amtrak railcars that operate upstate $6 Billion for Amtrak - Northeast Corridor (NEC) – capitol backlog of the NEC including the Gateway project $24 billion for Norther East Corridor Modernization – competitive grants that Gateway, Metro-North Penn Access, and East River tunnels are eligible for. $12 billion for Intercity passenger rail including upgrades for high speed rail. New York Water At least 90 billion for water infrastructure including $14.7 billion for the EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund which provides capitalization grants to states for loans supporting water infrastructure projects. $55.4 billion in supplemental emergency appropriations for both the EPA state for capitalization grants through the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Public Transportation $9.8 billion for Clean Buses and Mass Transit Broadband | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:30:49Z |