Category: Bipartisan infrastructure law

Infrastructure Tops List of Mayoral Concerns, Report Says

The top concern of American mayors is infrastructure, according to a recent report. This indicates that local officials realize that neglecting infrastructure to address other needs will end up hurting everything, says one of the report’s authors. “Infrastructure has always been the sacrificial lamb,” said Farhad Omeyr of the National League of Cities (NLC) Center…


House Digs Deeper Into Chinese-Owned Battery Company’s Rescinded Grant From Biden DOE

House Republicans have voiced worries about the Biden administration’s energy-related spending, questioning a Department of Energy (DOE) official about how a Chinese-owned battery manufacturer was on pace to get hundreds of millions in taxpayer money before the Biden administration yanked the money away last month. That company, Microvast, somehow qualified for a $200 million grant…


DNC Crowd Cries ‘Four More Years’ During Biden’s Winter Convention Address

Introducing himself as “Jill Biden’s husband,” President Joe Biden was greeted with loud applause and occasional boisterous cries of “Four more years!” during his speech at the Democratic National Committee’s winter convention in Philadelphia on Feb. 3. Biden’s address at the Sheraton Hotel included mentions of legislation he has signed into law in the first…


Biden Announces $500 Million Project to Replace Lead Pipes, Upgrade Philadelphia’s Water System

Every American deserves to “turn on their water tap or faucet and  be able to drink clean water,” President Joe Biden told an audience at the Belmont Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia on Feb. 3 . “Through the infrastructure law, we’re making historic investments to make sure that they can,” Biden added. Biden was joined…


Biden Announces $500 Million Funding to Replace Lead Pipes, Upgrade Philadelphia’s Water System

Every American deserves to “turn on their water tap or faucet and be able to drink clean water,” President Joe Biden told an audience at the Belmont Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia on Feb. 3. “Through the infrastructure law, we’re making historic investments to make sure that they can,” he said. Biden was joined by…


Senators Grill Energy Deputy Over Chinese-Owned Company Qualifying for Grant

Since the November 2021 adoption of the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $37 billion to companies bidding to participate in 72 research and development programs designed to foster domestic energy independence. Among 60 new DOE programs launched under BIL, adopted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…


Biden Talks About Infrastructure Law in New York City

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to New York City at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 to talk about how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the West Side Rail Yard in the city will improve reliability for the 200,000 passenger trips per weekday on Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


LIVE 12:30 PM ET: Biden Talks About Infrastructure Law in New York City

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to New York City at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 to talk about how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the West Side Rail Yard in the city will improve reliability for the 200,000 passenger trips per weekday on Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


LIVE NOW: Biden Talks About Infrastructure Law in New York City

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to New York City at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 to talk about how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the West Side Rail Yard in the city will improve reliability for the 200,000 passenger trips per weekday on Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


States Face Pressure to Spend Taxpayer Money on Infrastructure

President Joe Biden will be in Covington, Ky., on Jan. 4 to tout the launch of an Ohio River bridge project that will receive a $1.64 billion federal funding boost from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) adopted by Congress in November 2021. Biden will be joined by Senate Minority Leader Mitch…