Biden's Historic Infrastructure Bill - What's Inside
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes: Here’s What’s In Biden’s $1 Trillion Bill
The House of Representatives has finally voted to approve the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that the Senate passed in August. It’\'s the biggest infrastructure bill to clear Congress since 2015. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill, known as the INVEST in America Act, into law this week.
Votes for the bill, which includes $550 billion in new spending, fell mostly along party lines, with only 13 Republican representatives in favor. -snip
Here are the major elements of the package:
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[*]$110 billion for building and repairing bridges and roads
[*]$39 billion to modernize and improve access to public transit, including replacing buses with zero-emission models
[*]$66 billion to revitalize passenger and freight rail, including updates to the Northeast Corridor
[*]$25 billion to improve airport runways, gates and terminals along with air traffic controls towers
[*]$7.5 billion to build a national network of charging stations for electric vehicles
[*]$5 billion to replace school buses with low- or no-emission options
[*]$1 billion for planning street grids, parks, or other infrastructure to connect communities divided by highway systems
[*]$42 billion to modernize ports and airports
[*]$50 billion for weatherization, drought protection and other climate resiliency efforts
[*]$55 billion to replace lead service lines and provide clean drinking water
[*]$65 billion to increase access to reliable high-speed internet service
[*]$21 billion to clean up industrial waste sites
[*]$65 billion to update power grids[/list]
Another win for Biden's admin and America. That's a whole lot of great for Americans and jobs coming to Americans. The GOP as expected are by and large mad.