WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tina Smith (D-MN) called on U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to give final approval and release the $1.05 billion grant for the Blatnik Bridge replacement project so construction on the project can begin. The call comes as the Trump Administration has attempted to illegally cut funding for infrastructure projects as a tool for political retribution on other states and threatened to block the opening (https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5712741/icymi-trump-threatens-to-close-a-new-bridge-between-michigan-and-ontario) of a bridge between Michigan and Ontario last month.
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