Tag: infrastructure bill
Biden administration invests in ports to strengthen American supply chains
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced an investment of more than $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects under the Port Infrastructure Development Program.
Thanks to the Infrastructure bill, the US will work on replacing...
“The American Jobs Plan creates jobs replacing 100% of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines so every American, so every child – can turn on the faucet and be certain to drink clean water.”
Why American workers want Congress to deliver an infrastructure bill
It all starts with the infrastructure bill. Millions of Americans eager for better lives expect Congress to push it over the finish line.
Manchin fumes after Sanders op-ed in West Virginia paper calls out...
"Congress should proceed with caution on any additional spending and I will not vote for a reckless expansion of government programs."
‘This looks like the Exxon infrastructure bill’: Bipartisan deal omits key...
“An infrastructure bill that doesn’t prevent a full-blown climate catastrophe by funding a swift transition to renewable energy would kill millions of Americans.”
In gift to rich tax cheats, Republicans strip IRS funds from...
“Republicans can always be counted on to help billionaires not pay taxes.”
Let them suck Sikorskys, let them eat pork
The Pentagon consumes more fossil fuel than any other entity on Earth.
Manchin under fire for threatening to block infrastructure bill over corporate...
“I think we need a grassroots movement that makes it clear to Joe Manchin... that the progressive agenda is what the American people want,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
New poll shows overwhelming support for climate action as Congress weighs...
The recent evolution of the oil industry’s political stance on a carbon tax has raised a few eyebrows, but it represents more greenwashing, according to Holly Burke of Evergreen Action.
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Trump is running for a third term. SCOTUS will let him. Democrats have to...
How far the Democrats ultimately go in providing justice and accountability depends entirely on how much the American people push them.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.
10,000 Palestinians buried beneath Gaza’s rubble as families dig by hand
With more than 10,000 bodies still trapped under the ruins of Gaza, families search with shovels and bare hands while aid agencies warn that recovery could take years amid explosives, disease, and ongoing destruction.
Trump fights court order to fully fund SNAP for 42 million Americans
A federal judge ordered the administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits for 42 million people as the Justice Department appealed, while analysis shows the partial-payment plan would cut average aid by 61 percent and leave millions with nothing.
As Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $1 trillion package
As the nation endures record inequality and a prolonged government shutdown, Tesla shareholders have granted CEO Elon Musk a pay deal that could make him the world’s first trillionaire, prompting fierce backlash from lawmakers, labor unions, and progressive groups.