July 13, 2021 10:40 a.m.

Congressman Peter DeFazio is bringing U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Oregon for an infrastructure tour on Wednesday.

A release said the two will travel to Corvallis and the Eugene/Springfield area to highlight the benefits that infrastructure investments provide to the economy, job creation, transportation safety and the fight against climate change.

The release said the DeFazio-authored INVEST in America Act will create “…good-paying jobs to rebuild and reimagine America’s surface transportation and water infrastructure”.

DeFazio is the Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.