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Minor correction, $30 billion is dedicated to the Northeast Corridor. The remainder of dollars for passenger rail are dedicated to the national network, improving existing Amtrak corridor services, and competitive grant dollars for standing up new corridor lines outside of the Northeast Corridor.
It would be nice if ALL of the “infrastructure” bill was for actual infrastructure and not “pork barrel” spending for social programs that most people, not apostles of Karl Marx, will not like.
Either way, it is money we don’t have to spend in an economy that is headed toward a big downturn if something isn’t done quickly.
This is all infrastructure. Social spending is a part of a different, yet-to-pass bill.
This entire bill is for “hard” infrastructure. The other bill is for “social spending” and it is too bad you think helping working families, providing education, food, healthcare, and housing, and protecting the environment are “communism,” but all those items should be taken care of and they ensure we have a healthy, strong, and viable society. So, instead of referencing a long-dead political philosopher, whom you probably have never read, try reading the actual bills next time.
Oh, and isn’t it interesting how “we” always seem to have the money when big corporations and billionaires have their hands out? (Even locally, “we” seem to almost never have the money for parks, roads, schools, but always for billionaire-owned sports teams–very interesting!) And, most of the people objecting to the Democrats’ proposed “social spending” had NO problem just a couple of years ago with giving away trillions of dollars in tax breaks to huge corporations and wealthy people while saddling the rest of us with paying for more and getting less.
Neil has been glued to Fox News Channel and Newsmax, so his knowledge of the subject matter is sorely deficient.
The categories detailed in the article total $432.5billion. Where is the remainder of the the $1Trillion going?
It’s renewal of existing infrastructure spending. This is just the new funding.
I’m thankful that my tax dollars are being used to make roads and bridges safe for everyone, no matter who they are. This is good for the economy, good for business and if some money goes to special programs, that’s the way the sausage is made.
How sausage is made? I agree this bill is full of pork.
Hi Christine, gee, if paying to fix long-neglected roads and other crumbling infrastructure is “pork,” then just call me Jimmy Dean and give me lots more of it! Thank you, next!
Paul, hits it on target. This explanation is for less than half. I would be okay if some small amount is left for how the “sausage is made”, but not more than half of the total.
The entire text of the bill is available on line. So, instead of showing off your ignorance by spouting off unsupported criticisms trying to score political brownie points (“the IBJ doesn’t explain all of the bill in detail in this short article, so the rest of it must be ‘sausage’!”), try reading the bill first, then get back to us with your commentary.
I began reading this bill and began to glaze over after about 100 pages of it. Someone please provide the cliff notes so we really know the truth.
The entire text of the bill is available on line. So, instead of showing off your ignorance by spouting off unsupported criticisms trying to score political brownie points (“the IBJ doesn’t explain all of the bill in detail in this short article, so the rest of it must be ‘sausage’!”), try reading the bill first, then get back to us with your commentary.
House GOP members in Congress who voted against the legislation now want to punish the 13 Republicans who voted for it by stripping them of their committee assignments (can you say “cancel culture”?). Trump wants to find opponents to challenge them in the primaries.
Next November remember the senators and representatives from Indiana who voted against repairing our roads and bridges, against expanding broadband internet service to our rural counties, and against replacing the lead pipes that deliver water to our children. They are:
Sen. Todd Young (R)
Sen. Mike Braun (R)
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R)
Rep. Jim Banks (R)
Rep. Jim Baird (R)
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R)
Rep. Greg Pence (R)
Rep. Larry Bucshon (R)
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R)