Since @POTUS signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law two months ago, the Administration has hit the ground running on the largest long-term investments in:

- Repairing roads and bridges
- Replacing lead pipes
- Providing high-speed internet to all Americans

And more.
.@USDOT and @USDOTFHWA announced $27 billion in funding to replace, repair, and rehabilitate bridges across the country to all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Tribal governments over the next five years.
.@EPA announced $7.4 billion in funding allocations for states to upgrade America’s aging water infrastructure, sewage systems, pipes and service lines, and more.

The agency also announced $1 billion in funding to clean up 49 Superfund sites across 24 states.
The @FCC launched the Affordable Connectivity Program providing broadband subsidies of up to $30/month for low-income households (up to $75/month for households on Tribal Lands) and up to $100 towards the purchase of a desktop, laptop or tablet computer.
This week, @USACEHQ announced $14 billion in funding for 500 port, climate resilience, and other infrastructure projects in fiscal year 2022. Read more here: usace.army.mil/Media/News-Rel…
To learn more about the progress the Administration is making on delivering results to the American people, while also creating good-paying union jobs, advancing racial equity, and combating climate change — see the full fact sheet here: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

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More from @WhiteHouse

Jan 24
In July, President Biden signed an Executive Order to promote competition to lower prices for families, generate fairer wages for workers, and increase innovation by companies.

Here are a few updates on our progress ahead of @POTUS’s meeting with the Competition Council today:
.@POTUS's Executive Order announced support for the “right to repair" products. Since signing, @FTC announced a policy of greater enforcement against illegal repair restrictions. Now companies like Apple and Microsoft are making it easier for people to fix their electronics.
2. .@US_FDA proposed a new rule to make it possible for hearing aids to be sold over the counter without a prescription. This change is expected to lower the cost of hearing aids from thousands of dollars to hundreds of dollars — and let people pick them up at a local pharmacy.
Read 5 tweets
Jan 15
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…
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Jan 14
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.
Read 8 tweets
Jan 12
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.
Read 4 tweets
Dec 14, 2021
.@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.
Read 10 tweets
Dec 6, 2021
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
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