Early this morning, the Forbes Avenue bridge over Frick Park collapsed — injuring 10 people and sending 4 to the hospital. We are so grateful to the first responders who showed up to help frightened and hurt commuters.
Pittsburgh is the city of bridges — we have more bridges than any city in America, and we know that these landmarks are in urgent need of repair to stop preventable disasters like this from happening again.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
This is the consequence of failed priorities. Summer is running for Congress because she believes that we should care about and invest in the safety and stability of our communities instead of spending billions on prisons and bombs. Can you contribute $5 or whatever you can so Summer can take this fight to prioritize critical infrastructure investments to Congress?
Today Summer joined President Biden and others to hear remarks about the long-overdue Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill is important, and should be celebrated — but it is simply not enough.
"We're spending billions on prisons and bombs while our roads and bridges are collapsing before our eyes. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a good step forward, but it’s just a fraction of what our communities need to be safe, and a fraction of what we must fight for in Congress and at the state and local level."
- Summer
While we don’t know the exact cause of the collapse — we do know that as we face the reality of the climate crisis and severe weather, there’s only going to be increasing stress on our aging infrastructure.
Pittsburgh is already experiencing that stress — sinkholes, erosion, more landslides than we’ve ever experienced in a given year, and far more than we have budgeted to address adequately.
Budgets reveal our priorities, and in politics, our morals. If you’re with Summer in this fight, will you chip in to our campaign today?
Together,
Team Summer
Email us: team@summerforpa.com
To contribute via check, please address to: Summer Lee for Congress, PO Box 82620, Pittsburgh, PA 15218.
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