@DonaldJTrumpJr To start with, $7.5B has not been spent, nor anything like that. That’s the entire program budget for the NEVI program, which is to help build out a national charging network by 2030.
@DonaldJTrumpJr Secondly, there are chargers now operational in nine states (which does not mean 9 chargers, to be clear). These are only the first handful though. Most are to be built in the 2nd half of the decade.
@DonaldJTrumpJr Third, in this program the chargers are built by the states, not the federal government. And while it takes time to get a novel multi-billion dollar program going across 50 states, the states are on track. fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ne…
@DonaldJTrumpJr For anyone interested in this program and where the chargers are going, here’s further data and a map. pluginamerica.org/nevi-funding-t…
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From a drought halting barge traffic on the Mississippi River to subways flooding in NYC—extreme weather, worsened by climate change, is damaging our infrastructure.
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1️⃣ Immediately standing up a Unified Command: The Coast Guard immediately deployed to support local emergency personnel. Federal agencies are working closely with Maryland to clear the wreckage in the channel and allow the Port of Baltimore to reopen as soon as humanly possible.
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We're modernizing airports across the country, adding wheelchair ramps, accessible restrooms, and more.
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Here are some of the projects we announced in last year's round🔗
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