‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌Hi there, John,
Today, the Senate passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal—the largest investment in our nation’s infrastructure in nearly a century .
I voted YES, and I wanted to take a few minutes to explain why this legislation is a game-changer for our country:
*
Roads
and
bridges:
Today,
1
in
5
miles
of
highways
and
major
roads
are
in
poor
condition.
Nearly
half
of
all
bridges
are
at
least
50
years
old.
The
bipartisan
infrastructure
bill
invests
$110
billion
in
new
funding
to
repair
our
roads
and
bridges
and
support
other
major
projects,
with
a
focus
on
climate
change
mitigation
and
resilience.


*
Public
transit:
Our
nation’s
public
transit
system
is
failing
us—long
commute
times,
delays
and
service
disruptions
have
become
the
norm.
Some
households
that
rely
on
public
transit
have
twice
the
commute
time.
The
bipartisan
infrastructure
bill
invests
$39
billion
to
repair
and
upgrade
aging
public
transit
infrastructure,
modernize
bus
and
rail
fleets,
and
bring
transit
service
to
new
communities.


*
Clean
drinking
water:
I
believe
every
American
has
a
fundamental
right
to
clean,
safe
drinking
water.
Yet
for
far
too
many
families,
aging
pipes
and
polluted
drinking
water
put
their
health
and
safety
at
risk.
The
bipartisan
infrastructure
bill
makes
the
largest
investment
in
clean
drinking
water
in
American
history.
That
includes
a
$10
billion
investment
to
help
states
and
communities
respond
to
historic
and
emerging
contaminants,
something
I
have
long
fought
for.


*
Rural
broadband:
According
to
the
FCC,
nearly
20%
of
rural
Americans
lack
access
to
quality
broadband.
That’s
true
in
rural
New
York
and
across
the
country,
widening
the
digital
divide.
The
bipartisan
infrastructure
bill
invests
$65
billion
to
make
high-speed
broadband
available
to
all
Americans.


*
Airports:
Not
a
single
U.S.
airport
ranks
among
the
top
20
worldwide.
The
bipartisan
infrastructure
bill
invests
$25
billion
in
airports
to
address
maintenance
backlogs
and
reduce
congestion
and
emissions
near
airports.


*
Climate
resiliency:
The
extreme
weather
events
of
this
summer
offer
yet
another
reminder
of
the
threat
and
impact
of
global
climate
change.
The
bipartisan
infrastructure
package
includes
the
largest
government
investment
in
climate
resiliency
programs
ever
.


These investments put people to work at high wages, make our communities safer and healthier, boost America’s competitive edge, help address the threats of global climate change, prioritize justice and equity, and generate long-term economic growth.
And today, the Senate will begin work on our Build Back Better budget resolution—a transformative investment in our nation’s families and in the fight against global climate change. We have a long way to go before these pass the House and land on President Biden’s desk for his signature, but this is an important first step.
I promise to keep you posted.
With love and gratitude,
Kirsten
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