House Democrats are rolling out an infrastructure framework today, anchored by Transportation Chairman Peter DeFazio’s surface transportation bill, which POLITICO got a draft of. The climate-centric proposal will be a radical departure from past highway-era bills, DeFazio said. “It is going to set a path for the 21st century to defossilize transportation, which is the single largest contributor [of greenhouse gas emissions],” he told reporters. “We’re looking at every sector under my jurisdiction and attempting to meet the goals of the Green New Deal.” Specifics include building carbon neutral federal buildings, leading a transition to renewable fuels for aviation, using climate-friendly building materials, and boosting rail and transit options.
