U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is working to bring more federal dollars to the Houston region for major transportation projects. The congresswoman invited Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to the bayou city to learn more about efforts by METRO, state and local leaders to improve public transit as well as other transportation projects.

"Congresswoman Jackson Lee's efforts at the national level are a major contribution as METRO moves forward with METRONext, the long-range plan approved by nearly 70 percent of voters in 2019 which will expand and enhance mass transit for the region," said METRO Board Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran.

The Washington D.C. delegation was also welcomed by METRO Board Members Lex Frieden, Diann Lewter, Bob Fry, Don Elder and Christopher Hollins as well as METRO President & CEO Tom Lambert.

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