President Joe Biden has signed the historic bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law! This bill will create millions of good-paying union jobs upgrading our roads, bridges, clean water systems, broadband networks and more. This bill marks the biggest down payment on America’s physical infrastructure since President Dwight Eisenhower established the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s.
Thank you to Senator Tammy Baldwin, Representative Gwen Moore, Representative Mark Pocan, and Representative Ron Kind, for voting YES on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and delivering good jobs and needed investment for working families.
The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a monumental political and legislative accomplishment. This is a $1.2 trillion investment in our infrastructure after decades of decline, and America’s workers are ready to rebuild our country.
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This is a tremendous victory for working people in America:
- $110 billion to rebuild 173,000 miles of roads and 45,000 bridges
- $65 billion to expand broadband internet access, particularly in rural areas
- $55 billion to make sure Americans have access to safe and clean water, including $15 billion to replace lead pipes.
- Wisconsin will get $2.5 billion for roads, $225 million for bridges, $595 million for transportation, $79 million for Electric Vehicle chargers and $100 million for high-speed internet.
There’s even more in the bill, and all of this investment will create good union jobs. That is worth celebrating.
Working people didn’t vote for a return to normal; we voted for a better future. And we’re making progress. We need to build on this momentum by also passing the Build Back Better Act.
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