WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the I-47 Future Interstate Act to designate US-287, which is the second-longest three-digit highway in the U.S. and runs from Port Arthur, Texas, to Choteau, Montana, as the future Interstate 47, otherwise known as Trump Interstate:
"Texas is Trump Country, and this bill cements that legacy by designating nearly 1,800 miles of open-road from Texas' Gulf Coast to the edge of the U.S.-Canadian border as I-47 to forever be remembered as Trump Interstate," said Sen. Cornyn. "By upgrading one of our nation's longest highways to a future interstate, this legislation will increase economic growth and improve safety, all whil...