Comer Secures $1 Million in Funding for the Marion-Crittenden County Airport Parallel Taxiway Project
James Comer would seek federal funding for infrastructure projects in Kentucky's 1st District.
Occurrences
I will continue working in Congress to strengthen critical infrastructure in Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District
Evidence
The page says transportation infrastructure investment includes water systems, roads, highways, bridges, railroads and maritime infrastructure, and lists a March 8, 2017 item: "Rep. Comer calls for full funding at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion cleanup site and Kentucky Lock Addition."
Comer's prepared remarks said he supported increased federal investment in Kentucky waterways infrastructure and wanted Congress to provide resources for high-priority waterways projects.
The release says Comer helped introduce legislation so the Cumberland Parkway could qualify for future federal funding and assistance.
The FY2023 list includes requests for Lebanon Water Works, Paducah sidewalk construction, and Webster County water and sewer infrastructure.
The FY2024 page lists requested funding for sewer separation, water-district expansion, road/utility extension, and an airport runway extension.
The FY2026 page lists requested amounts for wastewater plants, riverbank stabilization, water intake/pipeline, sewer upgrades, taxiway, and waterline projects.
The release says a recently passed appropriations act included $3 million for a new emergency medical services and ambulance facility in Trigg County.
The Clerk records H.R. 3684 passing 228-206 and lists Comer, Republican of Kentucky, as voting Nay.
Assessments
The promise was to seek federal funding for infrastructure projects in Kentucky's 1st District, not necessarily to pass a broad infrastructure bill or secure every project. Evidence shows Comer publicly called for full federal funding for the Kentucky Lock Addition in 2017, within his congressional service, and later repeatedly made formal district infrastructure funding requests through Community Project Funding disclosures for water, sewer, airport, roadway, utility, and flood-protection projects. Later evidence also shows at least one KY-01 facility project receiving federal funding after his efforts. His vote against H.R. 3684 is contrary evidence on broad infrastructure policy, but it does not negate the narrower promise to seek district-specific federal infrastructure funding.