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Senators finally unveil $1TRILLION infrastructure bill: $66B for railways in largest spending since creation of Amtrak, $55B on clean water to replace every lead pipe in US and $7.5B for network of electric vehicle charging stations
UK Daily Mail ^ | August 01 2021 | CHRISTOPHER EBERHART FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted on 08/01/2021 11:22:15 PM PDT by knighthawk

After much delay, senators finally unveiled a $1trillion infrastructure package Sunday night that includes historic funding for railways, clean water and electric car charging stations.

Of the $1trillion package, $66billion is earmarked for railways - the largest spending since the creation of Amtrak in the 1970s - $55billion will fund the replacement of every lead pipe in the country and $7.5billion will go towards building the first-ever network of charging stations for electric vehicles.

The bill also includes an additional $65billion to expand broadband Internet access across the country, and senators are pursuing for upwards of $25billion to repair major airports.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: debt; deficit; inflation; infrastructure; pork; porkulous
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1 posted on 08/01/2021 11:22:15 PM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

How about hardening for an electromagnetic blast??


2 posted on 08/01/2021 11:36:33 PM PDT by dodger
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To: knighthawk

Not a dime for potholes.


3 posted on 08/01/2021 11:38:58 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?” ~ joma89)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It’s the green new deal plan.


4 posted on 08/02/2021 12:23:50 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: knighthawk

Actually i strongly believe America BADLY needs to significantly upgrade our rail network.

China is running light years ahead of us.

We are (badly) letting our capabilities fall apart.

Bigtime.


5 posted on 08/02/2021 1:27:52 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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To: knighthawk

Does anyone care about the National Debt anymore?


6 posted on 08/02/2021 1:51:22 AM PDT by IgnorerOfLiberals
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To: caww

It’s the green new deal plan.

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Did you think it would be anything other than this environmental climate fear wacko crap????


7 posted on 08/02/2021 2:08:46 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: knighthawk

More theft by uni-party government.


8 posted on 08/02/2021 2:45:01 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: joma89

“I guess these jobs weren’t as shovel ready as we thought.”


9 posted on 08/02/2021 2:52:02 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: knighthawk

Politicians have to keep pushing big omnibus spending bills.

Without all that money flying through the air they would have no easy way to scam and steal millions from the treasury.

How many millions did Obama and Biden divert to their own bank accounts out of the 2009 $900 billion “Stimulus” slush fund?

One thing for certain - they didn’t become multi-millionaires on their government salaries.


10 posted on 08/02/2021 2:54:24 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (I won't be lectured about science by leftard idiots who believe men can have babies)
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To: knighthawk

“$7.5 billion will go towards building the first-ever network of charging stations for electric vehicles.”

How sanitary and COVID-free will these charging stations be if they are to be handled by just about anyone who comes along?


11 posted on 08/02/2021 3:02:59 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

66 BILLION for railways WTF????


12 posted on 08/02/2021 3:04:28 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: knighthawk

“Lead pipes”

Trojan Covid-blood satanic horse?


13 posted on 08/02/2021 3:11:37 AM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: knighthawk

Is the mandate for increasing liability insurance for truckers to $2M still there?


14 posted on 08/02/2021 3:20:35 AM PDT by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos.)
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To: knighthawk
$55billion will fund the replacement of every lead pipe in the country..

I seriously doubt this….

Going to need a helluva lot of windmillls to power all of those charging stations.

15 posted on 08/02/2021 3:23:04 AM PDT by Envisioning (Carry safe, always carry, everyday, everywhere.)
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To: knighthawk

, $66billion is earmarked for railways

Bueuler, who owns a large railroad and is a huge RAT doner? And for bonus points, whose railroad gets a huge traffic increase when oil pipelines are blocked and oil must instead go via rail?


16 posted on 08/02/2021 3:23:04 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: knighthawk

$7.5billion will go towards building the first-ever network of charging stations for electric vehicles.

Wait...why am I paying for EV charging stations?
Who is paying for my gas?


17 posted on 08/02/2021 3:31:34 AM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: cba123

All rail systems throughout the world, including China and Europe, are revenue negative. They all require monies from the sheeple to operate.


18 posted on 08/02/2021 4:13:12 AM PDT by databoss
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To: cba123

Do you know Willie Green by any chance?


19 posted on 08/02/2021 4:24:04 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
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To: knighthawk

Did they mandate all raw material, components, parts and finished goods to be made in USA?

Do they fund a network of coal plants to supply the charging stations>


20 posted on 08/02/2021 4:51:12 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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