I BE W: P OWE R ING T H E
BIPARTIS AN INFRASTR UCTURE FRAMEWO RK The Senate passed the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework — negotiated by President Joe Biden — which is officially the largest U.S. investment in infrastructure in nearly a century. The Senate first approved the bill by a 69-30 vote on August 10. It now goes to the House for a vote. The passage of this bill would be a huge win for the new Biden administration, for Democrats and Republicans, and above all, for the hardworking members of IBEW Local 103 and other building trades unions, who can expect hundreds of thousands, or even millions of new work hours in the pipeline. Thanks to IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh for incorporating union-friendly language into the bill! America is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, yet we rank only 13th in terms of infrastructure. Through this framework, President Biden plans to modernize the electrical grid, expand access to broadband internet, and invest in and electrify the transportation sector, which includes public passenger rail, ports, roads, bridges and airports.
$110 billion toward new and repaired roads, bridges and highways $66 billion for new and repaired passenger and freight rail $65 billion for major upgrades to the nation’s power grid $55 billion to replace all lead pipes and solve contaminated water supply issues $7.5 billion to build a network of electrical vehicle charging stations
IBEW Local 103 applauds the Biden Administration, U.S. Congress, and all our allies in creating this historic initiative. Let’s get to work!
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