This week, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and a group of bipartisan senators introduced legislation to establish a $10 billion infrastructure fund for large-scale transportation projects. The Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act (http://www NULL.warner NULL.senate NULL.gov/public/index NULL.cfm/infrastructure) would establish an infrastructure financing authority to provide loans and loan guarantees for investment in road, bridge, and rail projects.