Mayors from 18 cities and towns along the Mississippi River, stretching from Minnesota to Louisiana, are lobbying Congress and the Trump administration for a $6.85-billion package for priority infrastructure projects and programs that they say are necessary to address recurring floods in the Midwest.
Representatives of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, a coalition of 95 mayors along the river, met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and administration officials in the first week of March to advocate for flood-related infrastructure upgrades.