Murphy Introduces Legislation Defining Infrastructure

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, May 13, 2021, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced legislation that would formally define infrastructure in response to Democrats' proposed spending bill. The $4 trillion Democratic legislation includes trillions in spending on initiatives that have not been traditionally considered infrastructure.

Murphy's legislation would formally define infrastructure as, "bridges, dams, wharfs, roads, highways, ports, buildings, public utilities (including broadband), airports, and train stations." Murphy released the following statement:

"When we exchange ideas, most words have meanings that everyone agrees upon," said Murphy. "However now the radical left continues their crusade to redefine language in yet another attempt to secretly push their liberal wishlist into U.S. law. If Democrats had it their way, infrastructure would include everything from universal health care to free childcare to free long term care.

"We can have debates about the merits of these issues, but we shouldn't pretend they're infrastructure. The effort to obfuscate these items is a deliberate attempt to deceive the American people. That's why I'm introducing legislation that would formally define infrastructure as the things traditionally understood as infrastructure."

The text of the bill can be found here.