On August 10, the Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the largest-ever investment in the United States' "hard infrastructure." While the IIJA a vehicle of green industrial strategy for a long-term, economy-wide transition to clean energy, it reflects more long-held priorities than a radically new agenda. According to Senator Rob Portman, approximately 73 percent of the 2,700-page infrastructure bill is existing legislation already passed through various Senate committees.
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