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Brian Lombardozzi: The President & his admin do have big, bold plans; we just have to see if Congress will go along with it. We've had several years of putting politics before sound policy.
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Brian Lombardozzi: We should be happy our grandparents & great-grandparents built everything so well because there hasn't been investment in infrastructure since then.
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Brian Lombardozzi: Some people have long commutes from affordable housing to where their jobs are, & then they need to find parking. Trains don't go everywhere people need to go.
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Brian Lombardozzi: If Pres. Biden does a good job with infrastructure, we might not think only of the person in the hard hat but also of the steelworkers & others who make the materials we need to rebuild our infrastructure.
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Brian Lombardozzi: We have some catching up to do as a country. We need to find a cleaner, more efficient way to do things.
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Brian Lombardozzi: Pres. Biden talked about clean energy jobs in a way that wouldn't leave communities behind like we have today. How can mines be repurposed, for ex.
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Brian Lombardozzi: People in those behind-the-fence communities should have a seat at the table to help make sure we're doing things in a clean way, that won't create more asthma, for ex.
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Brian Lombardozzi: There's a lot of outdated thinking we have to push back against.
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Brian Lombardozzi: With our partners at the Alliance for American Manufacturing, such as the steelworkers, we know there's a lot of manufacturing that can go into new energies. Batteries for electric cars; steel; etc.
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Brian Lombardozzi: Extreme weather events will keep challenging us, & we need to make sure we have the capacity to answer that as soon as possible. Hurricanes, wildfires in the west, the storm in Texas.
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Brian Lombardozzi: When Hurricane Sandy hit NY & a transformer went out, we didn't have a domestic supplier for a replacement.
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Brian Lombardozzi: If you go to any manufacturing facility, there are a lot of jobs there but it's also a hub for the community. There are cafes there, sometimes barbers.
Rick: And other factories that feed into it.
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Brian Lombardozzi: When we bring in these new technologies, make sure they're made in the USA & give workers the option to join a union.
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Brian Lombardozzi: We have a lot of engineering schools, a lot of think tanks. Make sure this doesn't fall into hands of venture capitalists
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Brian Lombardozzi: It's nice to see Congress is actually talking about this; we could see some action on infrastructure in May. There are good ideas out there but we need to make sure when the rubber meets the road, it'll be good for American ppl
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Brian Lombardozzi: I think we'll get something done on infrastructure. Because of what's gone on during the pandemic, constituents will keep officials' feet to the fire. There's talk of bringing back earmarks.
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Brian Lombardozzi: Things may come piecemeal instead of in one big infrastructure bill, just because of the way Congress is.
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