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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 4827145" data-attributes="member: 48469"><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-in-bidens-infrastructure-bill-package-american-jobs-plan-2021-3" target="_blank">Here's exactly how Biden's $2 trillion of infrastructure spending breaks down</a></p><h2>Transportation</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$621 billion for transportation includes:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$115 billion for modernizing roads, highways, and bridges</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$20 billion for road safety</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$85 billion for public transit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$80 billion for Amtrak and freight rail service</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$174 billion for electric vehicles</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$25 billion for airports</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$17 billion for ports</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$20 billion for neighborhoods historically excluded from transportation investments</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$25 billion to fund new projects</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$50 billion for infrastructure resilience, with a special emphasis on more vulnerable areas</li> </ul></li> </ul><p> </p><h2>Water</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$111 billion for water infrastructure includes:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$45 billion towards fully eliminating lead pipes through various programs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$56 billion in loans and grants to help modernize water systems around the country</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$10 billion for monitoring and fixing substances in drinking water</li> </ul></li> </ul><h2>Broadband and power</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$100 billion for broadband<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This would build out infrastructure for 100% coverage and would specifically allocate funds for tribal lands</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It would also seek to reduce broadband pricing</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$100 billion for power infrastructure includes:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$16 billion towards plugging old wells and cleaning up abandoned mines</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$5 billion towards revamping former industrial and energy sites</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$10 billion for the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps</li> </ul></li> </ul><h2>Housing and education</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$213 billion for creating and retrofitting over 2 million housing units, with a $40 billion investment in public housing infrastructure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$100 billion for upgrading and building public schools</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$12 billion for community college infrastructure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$25 billion for upgrading childcare facilities and making it more widely accessible<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This is accompanied by a tax credit to incentivize building childcare at Americans' places of work</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$18 billion to modernize Veterans Affairs hospitals, as well as $10 billion for federal buildings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$400 billion towards home/community care for the elderly and disabled<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This would expand access, and seek to improve wages, benefits, and unionization for workers in the industry.</li> </ul></li> </ul><h2>Research and development</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$180 billion towards R&D includes:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$50 billion for the National Science Foundation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$30 billion for innovation and job creation R&D</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure, with half allocated to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) as well as "Minority Serving Institutions" (MSIs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$10 billion for those HBCUs and MSIs, as well as $15 billion to create over 200 centers at them to serve as research incubators</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$35 billion in climate research and development</li> </ul></li> </ul><p> </p><h2>Manufacturing and labor</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$300 billion for American manufacturing and small business<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$50 billion for a new office focused on domestic industry</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$50 billion for research and manufacturing for semiconductors</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$30 billion to create new jobs and fend off losses during future pandemics</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$46 billion for federal buying, with an emphasis on various clean technologies</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$20 billion for regional innovation hubs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$14 billion towards increasing competitiveness through technological advances</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$52 billion to domestic manufacturers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$31 billion for programs providing credit, R&D funding, and venture capital to small businesses</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$5 billion to create a new "Rural Partnership Program," aimed at supporting local rural efforts</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$100 billion for workforce development includes:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$40 billion towards career services and training for workers who have lost jobs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$12 billion in targeted funding towards "workers facing some of the greatest challenges," prioritizing underserved and hard hit communities, with $5 billion towards "evidence-based community violence prevention programs"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$48 billion towards worker protection and development infrastructure, including an expansion of apprenticeships, with a particular emphasis on women and people of color</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 4827145, member: 48469"] [URL='https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-in-bidens-infrastructure-bill-package-american-jobs-plan-2021-3']Here's exactly how Biden's $2 trillion of infrastructure spending breaks down[/URL] [HEADING=1]Transportation[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]$621 billion for transportation includes: [LIST] [*]$115 billion for modernizing roads, highways, and bridges [*]$20 billion for road safety [*]$85 billion for public transit [*]$80 billion for Amtrak and freight rail service [*]$174 billion for electric vehicles [*]$25 billion for airports [*]$17 billion for ports [*]$20 billion for neighborhoods historically excluded from transportation investments [*]$25 billion to fund new projects [*]$50 billion for infrastructure resilience, with a special emphasis on more vulnerable areas [/LIST] [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Water[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]$111 billion for water infrastructure includes: [LIST] [*]$45 billion towards fully eliminating lead pipes through various programs [*]$56 billion in loans and grants to help modernize water systems around the country [*]$10 billion for monitoring and fixing substances in drinking water [/LIST] [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Broadband and power[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]$100 billion for broadband [LIST] [*]This would build out infrastructure for 100% coverage and would specifically allocate funds for tribal lands [*]It would also seek to reduce broadband pricing [/LIST] [*]$100 billion for power infrastructure includes: [LIST] [*]$16 billion towards plugging old wells and cleaning up abandoned mines [*]$5 billion towards revamping former industrial and energy sites [*]$10 billion for the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps [/LIST] [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Housing and education[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]$213 billion for creating and retrofitting over 2 million housing units, with a $40 billion investment in public housing infrastructure [*]$100 billion for upgrading and building public schools [*]$12 billion for community college infrastructure [*]$25 billion for upgrading childcare facilities and making it more widely accessible [LIST] [*]This is accompanied by a tax credit to incentivize building childcare at Americans' places of work [/LIST] [*]$18 billion to modernize Veterans Affairs hospitals, as well as $10 billion for federal buildings [*]$400 billion towards home/community care for the elderly and disabled [LIST] [*]This would expand access, and seek to improve wages, benefits, and unionization for workers in the industry. [/LIST] [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Research and development[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]$180 billion towards R&D includes: [LIST] [*]$50 billion for the National Science Foundation [*]$30 billion for innovation and job creation R&D [*]$40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure, with half allocated to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) as well as "Minority Serving Institutions" (MSIs) [*]$10 billion for those HBCUs and MSIs, as well as $15 billion to create over 200 centers at them to serve as research incubators [*]$35 billion in climate research and development [/LIST] [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Manufacturing and labor[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]$300 billion for American manufacturing and small business [LIST] [*]$50 billion for a new office focused on domestic industry [*]$50 billion for research and manufacturing for semiconductors [*]$30 billion to create new jobs and fend off losses during future pandemics [*]$46 billion for federal buying, with an emphasis on various clean technologies [*]$20 billion for regional innovation hubs [*]$14 billion towards increasing competitiveness through technological advances [*]$52 billion to domestic manufacturers [*]$31 billion for programs providing credit, R&D funding, and venture capital to small businesses [*]$5 billion to create a new "Rural Partnership Program," aimed at supporting local rural efforts [/LIST] [*]$100 billion for workforce development includes: [LIST] [*]$40 billion towards career services and training for workers who have lost jobs [*]$12 billion in targeted funding towards "workers facing some of the greatest challenges," prioritizing underserved and hard hit communities, with $5 billion towards "evidence-based community violence prevention programs" [*]$48 billion towards worker protection and development infrastructure, including an expansion of apprenticeships, with a particular emphasis on women and people of color [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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