Showing posts with label U.S. infrastructure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. infrastructure. Show all posts

Monday, April 05, 2021

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION - Infrastructure Plan

"Breaking down Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan to give U.S. ‘innovative edge’PBS NewsHour 3/31/2021

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SUMMARY:  The Biden administration on Wednesday set in motion its next big campaign in congress:  A $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild roads, bridges, power grids and other projects.  The rollout came during President Joe Biden's visit to Pittsburgh today, and partisan battle lines began forming soon after.  White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports.

 

 

"Buttigieg says new infrastructure plan ‘looking to the future,’ helps long-term job growthPBS NewsHour 3/31/2021

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SUMMARY:  The Biden administration on Wednesday set in motion its next big campaign in congress:  A $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild roads, bridges, power grids and other projects.  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the plan.

 

 

From the cheapskate party.....

"Rep. Davis says Pelosi, Schumer not for bipartisanship on infrastructure planPBS NewsHour 4/1/2021

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SUMMARY:  The Biden administration's plans to spend hundreds of billions to address climate change as part of the latest infrastructure package has been likened to The Green New Deal proposal released by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass) in 2019.  Republican Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and joins us now to elaborate.



Monday, February 17, 2020

BUILT TO LAST - Super Strong Concrete

"This super strong concrete could repair aging bridges.  Here’s what’s standing in the way" PBS NewsHour 2/12/2020

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SUMMARY:  There's a dire need to repair aging infrastructure in the U.S., and an innovative building material could be a game changer.  Embedded with steel fibers, ultra-high performance concrete [UHPC] is about five to 10 times stronger than standard concrete -- and unaffordable for most government-funded projects.  Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from Iowa on how researchers are working to bring costs down.