WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Democratic leadership has announced that Congressman Shomari Figures will serve as the Vice Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. This makes Figures the number two Democrat on the committee that will be at the center of addressing key infrastructure issues in Alabama, including securing funding for the critically important I-10 Bay Bridge pr  more