Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) commended Oregon Dem. Rep. Peter DeFazio, chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on his lasting positive impact on airport infrastructure following the announcement of his retirement from Congress at the end of his term.
“Chairman DeFazio has long been a champion of critical transportation and infrastructure priorities, and his leadership on these issues has helped to strengthen and keep our country moving forward,” said ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin Burke. “His work in Congress — including his creation of the Passenger Facility Charge to fund airport infrastructure projects and passage of the recent ‘once-in-a-generation’ bipartisan infrastructure bill — will have a lasting impact on our aviation infrastructure, the health of our economy, and the mobility of all Americans for years to come.”
DeFazio said this week he won’t seek re-election to his House seat in 2022 after 36 years in Congress. “It’s time for me to pass the baton to the next generation so I can focus on my health and well-being,” the 74-year-old DeFazio announced in a statement. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as Congressman for the Fourth District of Oregon.”
