HEADLINES: Thanks to Democrats, Airports Set to Receive Major Improvements

Thanks to President Biden and Democrats in Congress, air travelers across the country are about to see major improvements to airports as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

This latest investment joins the long list of critical infrastructure improvements the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making possible and serves as a reminder that 200 Republicans voted against improving water, roads, bridges, ports, transportation, and creating jobs.

Here are some stories voters across the country are reading: 

• Associated Press: FAA to give airports $1 billion for terminals and upgrades

• The Washington Post: $1 billion from infrastructure law to boost 85 airports, Biden administration says

• The Madison County Record: Huntsville International Airport awarded $10 million in BIL funding

• LA Times: California airports get $100 million to upgrade terminals and roads, Buttigieg announces

• NBC 4: LAX and Long Beach Airports Receive Grants for Terminal Projects

• Denver Channel: Denver, Durango airports get millions to upgrade terminals, baggage systems

• Hartford Courant: Bradley International gets $20 million for upgrades to its terminal. Here’s what the federal funding will do.

• 11 Alive: Atlanta’s airport receiving multi-million dollar federal grant for upgrades

• Hawaii Public Radio: Honolulu airport receives $10M for upgrades

• WZZM: Gerald R. Ford Airport to receive $8.6M to add passenger boarding bridges

• MLive: Flint Bishop Airport awarded $3.5M federal grant to make terminal roof more sustainable

• Star-Tribune: Four Minnesota airports, including MSP, win federal money for upgrades

• Montana Public Radio: Missoula airport receives $11 million in federal grant funding

• Bronx News 12: MacArthur Airport receives $14 million for upgrades to safety systems

• Auburn Citizen: Rochester airport benefits from infrastructure law, gets $5.2M for upgrades

• Radio Iowa: Five Iowa airports splitting $27 million in federal grants

• WHO 13: Des Moines International Airport’s new terminal project gets $5M from federal grant

• Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa.’s airports land $49M in federal infrastructure funding, Wolf says

• The Morning Call: Lehigh Valley International Airport to get $5 million in federal infrastructure funds for improvements

• WPXI: Pittsburgh airport lands $20M for its new terminal project as part of federal infrastructure law

• Autism Monitor: Boost in funding from Biden’s infrastructure law propels AUS closer to its goals

• Corpus Christi Caller Times: Corpus Christi International Airport to get $1.8 million from new infrastructure law

• Dallas Morning News: DFW Airport lands $35 million for new zero-carbon power plant

• KFox 14: El Paso International Airport awarded $5 million from infrastructure law

• WTVR: Federal funding boost could bring direct international arrivals to Richmond International Airport

• The Washington Post: Plan for 14-gate Dulles concourse gets boost from infrastructure law

• WUSA 9: Dulles Airport awarded nearly $50M funding by FAA for improvements

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