FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Kicks Off Infrastructure Week by Highlighting Historic Results Spurred by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
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... Administration releases updated map showcasing 56,000 infrastructure projects and unveils new Investing in America state-by-state fact sheets
When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, he committed to delivering once-in-a-generation investments to rebuild America's infrastructure and competitiveness. Today, his Administration is cutting ribbons and breaking ground on projects across the country to rebuild our roads and bridges, deliver clean and safe water, tackle legacy pollution, expand access to high-speed internet, and build a clean energy economy for all Americans. While "Infrastructure Week" became an empty punchline during the prior Administration, President Biden is delivering an "Infrastructure Decade" that will benefit communities for generations to come. As this year's Infrastructure Week kicks off, the Administration celebrates the historic progress of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, which continues to unlock economic opportunity, create good-paying jobs, boost domestic manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, and grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up.
To date, the Administration has announced nearly $454 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, including over 56,000 specific projects and awards, across over 4,500 communities in all 50 states, D.C., the territories, and for Tribes. To highlight the wide-ranging impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the White House has released an updated map showcasing the more than 56,000 projects and awards that are identified or now underway. ...
The problem with Infrastructure Projects from a political viewpoint is that they do not happen quickly. Infrastructure investments take time to show a benefit, which is one reason why so many politicians avoid them.
Cutting ribbons today, this year. The results of those ribbon cuttings won't be seen until after Pres Biden leaves the Oval Office.
A statesman cares about the next generation. A politician cares about the next election.
With the investment in infrastructure, Pres Biden is showing himself as a statesman.
Infrastructure projects do not go from start to finish quickly, especially those that are aimed at the decades of infrastrucutre neglect related to giving the wealthy tax decreases.
As the OpEd I quoted notes... ...In fact, the defining fiscal policies of our times have been tax cuts. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Donald Trump all enacted large tax cuts that broadly benefited the rich. The result has been an America that can be characterized by private opulence and public decay -- $100 million homes in a country where the roads are scarred by potholes ...