Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), who is expected to chair the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee when Democrats assume the House majority next year, has a goal: producing a major infrastructure bill providing $500 billion for highways and transit, plus additional funding for airports and water projects.
民主党在11月6日的选举中的收益迅速恢复了有关基础设施立法的讨论。特朗普总统和参议院民主党人都在今年早些时候提出了大型基础设施投资计划，但国会没有采取行动。
But House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who is seeking to be the next House Speaker, has said she wants topursue a significant infrastructure measure在新国会。特朗普总统表示，基础设施可能是双方都可以达成共识的一个领域。
As the head of the “T&I” committee, which has jurisdiction a wide range of types of infrastructure, DeFazio is likely to be a key player in such legislation.
31岁的T＆I成员Defazio在11月7日的电话会议上对记者说：“基础设施的延迟太长了。”他补充说：“我们必须完成它。我们必须维护它。我们必须对其进行现代化，并且必须更有效地移动人员和商品。”
Defazio说，基础设施“是潜在的共同基础和一致的地方”。但是他补充说：“总统将需要担任领导职务”，说服共和党人支持一项资金计划。
DeFazio wants to get an infrastructure package through the House in the first six months of 2019. But the key to advancing any major infrastructure measure is finding a way to pay for it that Congress can agree to.
DeFazio noted that it would be up to the Ways and Means Committee to come up with a revenue plan.
但是在2017年3月，他确实介绍了自己的计划，即“进步的一分钱”法案，该法案将在13年内提供5000亿美元的地面运输。
Under the proposal, the Treasury would raise the $500 billion by issuing a new type of 30-year bonds. They would be repaid by increasing the federal gasoline and diesel taxes to account for highway construction cost inflation and from lower fuel usage because of federal fuel-economy standards.
该法案尚未在现任国会中提出。
Defazio并没有与Penny融入进度进度。他说：“我对我们如何获得基础架构的真正资金持开放态度。”“但是必须是真钱。”他的意思是直接联邦收入，而不是私营部门的收入，这是特朗普计划的主要要素。
Beyond highways and transit, DeFazio has some other funding ideas. For airport infrastructure, he wants to increase the passenger facility charge, which has remained at $4.50 per flight segment since 2000, Airlines have opposed increasing the fee.
对于陆军工程兵团港口挖泥，他想国会要求在港口维护信托基金中花费余额。
除了设想的基础设施包外，T＆I委员会还必须在2020年之前制定一项地面运输重新授权法案。这是当前法规，即2015年《修复美国地面运输法》，即将到期。
