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6 Nov, 9 tweets, 2 min read

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal represents the most significant long-term investments in American infrastructure and global competitiveness in nearly a century.

Here are 10 of the bill's most significant wins:

1. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal invests $110B to repair and rebuild roads and bridges, focusing on resilience, equity, and safety.

2. The deal invests $65B to ensure every American has access to reliable high-speed internet and lower the cost of internet service.

3. The deal will deliver the largest federal investment in public transit ever. It will expand public transit options across every state, replace thousands of deficient transit vehicles, including buses, with clean, zero emission vehicles, and improve accessibility.

4. Rail networks can offer safe, reliable, efficient, climate-friendly alternatives for transit. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will invest $66B to eliminate the Amtrak maintenance backlog, modernize the Northeast Corridor, and bring world-class service to new areas.

5. Through a $7.5B investment, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will develop the first national network of electric vehicle chargers.

6. The infrastructure deal also includes $55B to deliver clean water to millions of Americans and eliminate lead service lines.

7. The infrastructure deal invests more than $65B to upgrade our power infrastructure, including thousands of miles of new, resilient transmission lines.

8. The deal also includes $50B to make communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change and cyber-attacks.

9. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal invests a historic $21B to:
-Clean up Superfund & brownfield sites
-Reclaim abandoned mines & cap orphaned gas wells
-Create good-paying jobs while advancing economic & environmental justice

10. President Biden's infrastructure deal will modernize airports, ports, and waterways to support supply chains and reduce emissions. It invests $42B to address repair and maintenance backlogs, reduce congestion and bottlenecks, and drive low-carbon technologies.

To learn more about how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will:
-Create good-paying union jobs
-Grow our economy
-Invest in communities that are often left behind
-Fight the climate crisis
And more — visit: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

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