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Infrastructure: Where the U.S. is going in 2021 and beyond
"Infrastructure: Where the U.S. is going in 2021 and beyond" is a Special Advertising Supplement to The Washington Times.
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Biden's $2 trillion plan for infrastructure focuses on fighting climate change
President Biden plans to spend at least $2 trillion on infrastructure over the next four years, a proposal that will focus heavily on his goal of combating climate change through stricter environmental regulations, higher fuel-efficiency standards and limiting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Real leadership builds America-first energy infrastructure
Earlier this month, winter storms caused an energy crisis in states from Texas to South Dakota.
When states leverage private sector infrastructure partners, everyone wins
Since I took office more than six years ago, building a strong, reliable, and efficient transportation system has been one of my top priorities.
Infrastructure investment will get America moving again
For years, politicians have talked about the need to revitalize America's antiquated infrastructure from our roads and bridges to our energy grid and drinking water systems but little has been done to fix these urgent problems.
We can come together for smart infrastructure
I am eager to get to work on infrastructure policy to further Oklahoma priorities and bring needed investment to the roads, bridges, and infrastructure that connect communities, support economic productivity, and create jobs across America.
Infrastructure investment should be a national priority, not a talking point
In July 2019, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee did something rare. We put aside the partisan theatrics consuming the 116th Congress, crafted a bipartisan highway bill, and unanimously passed it through committee.
Domestic maritime safeguards the supply chain, bolsters the economy
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the people who operate our multi-modal transportation system have kept our country going, keeping households and businesses supplied and the economy moving in the face of public health and logistical challenges.
Pandemic hits public transportation systems
As chair of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, I passed the major infrastructure bill in the House in the 116th Congress, the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2), which included funding to strengthen the nation's existing infrastructure and support new, innovative transportation projects.
Partisan budget process may roadblock infrastructure progress
Last year, Republicans and Democrats worked together to provide trillions of dollars in COVID relief for the American people.
Road to recovery and growth travels along broadband infrastructure
When you hear the word infrastructure, what immediately comes to mind? Roads? Bridges? Dams?
Let's aspire to create broadband partnerships benefiting education, health, and more
Since being sworn into Congress in January, I have often been asked what my legislative priorities are.
Hollywood's attack on the Dakota Access Pipeline is high-flying hypocrisy
The Biden administration's mission to phase out domestically produced oil and natural gas has reignited anti-pipeline activism across the country.
Greenlight policies that cut red tape stalling infrastructure progress
America's roads, bridges, tunnels, and transit face a funding gap of more than $1 trillion in the next few years.
The future of U.S. aviation will be safer, greener, more accessible, innovative
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to reduce air travel demand, slow U.S. aerospace manufacturing, and trigger industry-wide layoffs.
Blueprint for communities in 2021: Respond, recover, rebuild
The three key words that every municipal and elected official in the country will be focused on in 2021 are "respond, recover, rebuild."
History proves and future calls for infrastructure and mitigation projects
As federal spending explodes to unimaginable levels, limited government conservatives find ourselves repeating the need for sober debate about the proper role of bureaucracy in citizens' lives.
Joe Biden climate policies raise alarm about environmental damage
President Biden's climate blitz already has proven costly to U.S. energy jobs, but concerns are mounting that his executive actions will do nothing to reduce emissions while threatening to wreak enormous environmental damage.
