Yesterday, our Administration launched a historic investment to repair and rehabilitate thousands of bridges across the country.
Here's how the program – funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – will impact a few states:
NBC Kansas City: Missouri to receive $484M to repair, preserve bridges
"[The] allotment will help repair 2,215 bridges listed as being in poor condition. An additional 12,715 bridges in fair condition will receive improvements to preserve them..." kshb.com/news/local-new…
The Oklahoman: Oklahoma set to get $266.9 million from infrastructure bill to repair and replace bridges.
"Funding will address 2,295 bridges in poor condition with any remaining funding to go to 11,025 bridges listed as being in fair condition." oklahoman.com/story/news/202…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Pennsylvania has 3,353 bridges listed in poor condition — second behind Iowa, which has 4,571. The state will receive the third most money for bridges under the federal infrastructure bill..." post-gazette.com/news/transport…
Utilizing funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, states will be able to repair and replace crumbling bridges that cost their communities millions of dollars each year.
Here are a few examples of those bridges:
Built in 1933, this bridge spans the Abernethy Creek and serves an estimated 10,100 drivers each day. This small, aging bridge is at maximum capacity and is not high enough to be a reliable evacuation route during floods.
This small, rural bridge was built in 1925 and is used by local farmers and ranchers. The bridge is deteriorating and needs replacement.
Our administration is moving on clean energy projects to help deliver affordable, carbon pollution-free electricity nationwide. New actions include:
1.@Interior is holding a record-breaking offshore wind lease sale – the most lease areas ever offered – off the coasts of NY & NJ.
2. @Interior, @USDA, @DeptofDefense, @ENERGY, & @EPA will improve clean energy project reviews to expand solar, onshore wind, & geothermal energy on federal lands.
3.@ENERGY will accelerate deployment of new transmission lines to connect Americans to cleaner, cheaper energy.
4. To ensure benefits reach all Americans, @USDA will run a pilot program to support clean energy in underserved rural communities. Using Rescue Plan funds, @CommerceGov will help regional coalitions grow new industry clusters focused on clean energy deployment and job training.
.@POTUS is deeply committed to taking action to reduce all forms of gun violence. Our Administration has taken more steps using existing authority to reduce gun violence than any other Administration in its first year. Here's some of what we’ve done so far, and the work ahead:
On April 7, the President delivered a Rose Garden address announcing initial steps to reduce gun violence, including reining in the proliferation of ghost guns. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
After his Rose Garden address, President Biden invited the gun violence survivors in the audience into the Oval Office to continue the conversation on gun violence reduction.
In America, one-in-four Americans who take prescription drugs struggle to afford them.
It doesn't have to be that way. President Biden's Build Back Better Act will lower the cost of prescription drugs and make health care more affordable for every American.
In the U.S., 200,000 people under the age of 20 live with Type 1 diabetes.
A bottle of insulin costs less than $10 to make, but a month’s supply can sometimes cost up to $1000.
Under the Build Back Better Act, @POTUS will lower costs for families dealing with diabetes by: 1. Capping insulin co-pays at $35/month 2. Helping individuals get coverage under the Affordable Care Act
3.Taxing drug companies that raise their drug prices faster than inflation
COVID-19 Progress Update:
This week, the FDA and CDC concluded that all adults are eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot 6 months after primary vaccination.
Thanks to @POTUS’s planning, over 32M Americans already got their booster and boosters are available at over 80K locations.
We’re also making strong progress in vaccinating our children against COVID-19 -- already 10% of 5-11 year-olds have gotten their first shot.
Vaccination remains the safest and most effective to keep kids, schools, and communities healthy.
The United States has shipped over 250M vaccines to the world – more than all other countries combined.
Our administration also announced a historic opportunity for mRna manufacturers to receive funding and resources from the USG to produce an additional 1B doses.
The House has now passed President Biden's Build Back Better Act – bringing us one step closer to President Biden’s desk for signing. Here's just some of what's in it.
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The Build Back Better Act lowers the costs of prescriptions drugs — so if you’re one of millions of Americans with diabetes, sometimes paying $1,000 a month for insulin — the cost is capped to $35 a month.
This bill will lower the cost of child care so working families don’t pay more than 7% of their income on care for their youngest children, which will help millions of parents get back to work.