Bill May Help Broadband, Public Transit in ‘Moving Forward’

Governing: A $1.5 trillion infrastructure construction bill introduced last Thursday in Washington D.C. by House Democrats including U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, Mass., could fund the transition away from fossil fuels, bring faster internet to rural central and Western Massachusetts as well as east-west rail.

Neal, D-Springfield, mentioned east-west train service from Boston through Springfield, during the news conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and other committee leaders Thursday.

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