Rep. Sharice Davids named vice chair of Transportation and Infrastructure committee

Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas announced Wednesday that she has been named vice chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

"As someone who used to work at the Department of Transportation and as a self-proclaimed ‘infrastructure nerd,' it's an immense honor to be named vice chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure," Davids said.

Davids became a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure committee when she took office in 2019. She worked at the U.S. Department of Transportation as a White House Fellow before her election.

"I look forward to working with our Subcommittee Chairs and all of our Democratic Members, both new and returning, who hail from all corners of the country and represent diverse districts and communities," Chair DeFazio said. "Our work begins now to get transformational infrastructure legislation through Congress and signed into law in order to create millions of jobs, boost U.S. manufacturing and address the climate crisis. I can't wait to get started."

Davids said the committee has big work to get accomplished.

"During this moment of crisis, we have the opportunity to make meaningful, long-lasting investments in our infrastructure," Davids said. "Ones that create millions of good-paying jobs, reduce carbon emissions to tackle the urgent climate crisis and build our economy back better than before."