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Looming before Congress is a major domestic policy objective that must pass in just a few months with a number big enough to propel and sustain a prosperous future for the United States of America.

Congress is finding itself at a familiar crossroads. Federally funded infrastructure programs face a looming deadline.

Our nation's infrastructure impacts the lives of all Americans. It is what connects us, unites us and facilitates our everyday activities, both personal and business.

On Feb. 25, an 80,000-pound truck was seen driving the wrong way for miles down Highway 61, a divided highway in my congressional district.

For generations, America's infrastructure has served as the backbone of our economic strength.

America is in a race to rebuild what's aging, strengthen what's vulnerable and modernize what must endure.

Whether North Dakotans are delivering crops to the local elevator or loading the family into a minivan for a road trip, well-maintained roads are essential.

About one-fourth of the bridges in Northeastern Pennsylvania are considered structurally deficient, but every one of them is essential to the communities that depend on them every day.

On the Central Coast of California, water is at the core of our way of life. It is the driving force of our agriculture, the bedrock of our economy and the most basic necessity for everyone who calls our region home.

Artificial intelligence is dramatically reshaping our economy and national competitiveness.