Mayor Bowser [speaking before Biden]: Because of your bi-partisan infrastructure law, DC will receive over 3.5 billion dollars to upgrade our infrastructure so our city is more resilient.
[what percent actually goes to 'infrastructure'?]
Mayor Bowser [speaking before Biden]: Because of your bi-partisan infrastructure law, DC will receive over 3.5 billion dollars to upgrade our infrastructure so our city is more resilient.
[what percent actually goes to 'infrastructure'?]
Mr. Biden: Ignoring climate change is deadly,and dangerous, and irresponsible.
Mr. Biden: The Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that when finalized, will establish the nation's first ever federal safety standard for excessive heat in the workplace…in the coming days, my Federal Emergency Management will also finalize a rule to improve our nation's resilience against flooding. FEMA will now factor in the effects of future flooding for any federally-funded construction project.
[the Chevron decision should prohibit these 'rules']
Mr. Biden: Unfortunately, my predecessor, and the MAGA Republicans in Congress, are trying to undue all this progress. They still deny climate change even exists…they must be living in a hole somewhere. At the expense of health and safety of their own constituents, they deny it exists.