Tag: infrastructure

EpochTV Review: How to Make New York Great Again

Commentary Recently, “Crossroads” host Joshua Philipp interviewed Larry Sharpe, the 2018 Libertarian candidate for governor in New York State. I admit to being biased, as I voted for Sharpe in 2018, thought he was far superior to both the Republican candidate and our recently dethroned King Cuomo, and I will happily vote for him if…


US Chamber Says It Supports Standalone Infrastructure Bill, Rejects Reconciliation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports the Senate-passed infrastructure bill but not the mammoth spending package that some lawmakers and President Joe Biden are trying to tie to the infrastructure legislation. The chamber made clear its view in a statement late on Monday. It said it “fully supports” passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill,…


Schumer Calls for Passage of Infrastructure Bill By End of October

After infighting again delayed votes on the Democratic budget and bipartisan infrastructure bills, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has set a new deadline goal: the end of October, when federal highway funding will run out. Oct. 1 was the original deadline for highway funding. Both chambers of Congress quickly responded, with both the House…


Pelosi Delays Infrastructure Vote Amid Democrat Infighting: ‘More Time Is Needed’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday delayed a vote on a Senate-passed infrastructure bill, drawing criticism from some members of her party. So-called progressives and moderates within the caucus are battling over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal. The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a bloc of nearly 100 House members, doesn’t want to pass infrastructure without…


Biden Goes to House of Reps in Closed-Door Meeting

President Joe Biden went to Capitol Hill Friday to meet with his deeply-divided caucus in the House amid divisions between progressives and moderates that threaten to derail his presidential agenda, divisions the president has been deeply invested in trying to mend. Biden’s expansive agenda combines both the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, passed by a bipartisan…


Biden to Go to House of Reps In Closed-Door Meeting

On Friday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden will go to Capitol Hill to meet with his deeply-divided caucus in the House. Divisions between progressives and moderates threaten to derail his presidential agenda, divisions the president has already been deeply invested in trying to mend. Biden’s expansive agenda combines both the $1.2 trillion…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 1)

An infrastructure stalemate. No deal yet because there’s been no vote. The House, expected to continue talks on Friday. And the White House is continuing talks on the larger social spending package too. A senator introduces a bill to require vaccines or tests in order to fly within the country. This as a Republican move…


House to Vote on Infrastructure Bill: Pelosi

Friday morning, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters that the House would vote on the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill during its Friday session. This vote comes as the gap between progressives and moderates continues to widen. Initially, the House was set to vote on the infrastructure bill, crafted by Senate Republicans…


Progressive Democrats: Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Poised to Fail

A scheduled House of Representatives vote on Thursday on a bipartisan infrastructure package that the Senate passed last month is poised to fail despite Democrats controlling both chambers. Democrats who describe themselves as progressive oppose approving the bill unless there’s a vote first that approves a $3.5 trillion budget package. Since that has not happened,…


China’s New Infrastructure Still Relies on Carbon: Report

Environmental group Greenpeace found that Chinese infrastructure still depends on carbon-intensive supply chains, though new infrastructure such as 5G emitted less carbon than traditional ones last year. The findings show emissions from China’s new infrastructure industries are 7.24 percent lower than in traditional infrastructure. The industries covered by researchers include 5G technology, artificial intelligence, and…