Statement From Mayor de Blasio and Mayor Cornett on H.R. 2577

June 9, 2015

Today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett issued the following statement:

“The Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bill (H.R. 2577) wouldn’t just maintain an unacceptable status quo – it would actively move our cities and our country backwards when it comes to our infrastructure.

We’re proud to be part of a bipartisan coalition of mayors, business leaders, labor, and many others who recognize that failure to invest in our infrastructure not only means we’ll continue to fall behind economically and be less competitive – it also means we’ll be less safe. Yet the House is set to vote on a bill that would slash funding even further.

We urge the House to reverse these harmful cuts.”