President Biden’s infrastructure law & what this means for Texas
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill has been officially passed and signed into law. Texas is going to see major benefits from this historic investment in our country’s infrastructure.
Of the $1.2 trillion this bill will spend to restore our country’s roads, bridges, pipes, ports, and broadband access, more than $35 billion will be coming to Texas.
This is an historic moment that will improve the lives of millions of Texans for generations to come. President Biden’s Infrastructure deal is a giant step towards modernizing Texas. It will create a stronger economy and foundation that will help Texans build back better than ever before-people’s lives are going to be significantly better.
What this generation-defining legislation means for our state is:
- Texas has nearly 20,000 miles of highways in desperate need of repair. With funding from President Biden’s infrastructure, we’re going to get revitalized roads in every corner of our state — and more public transportation all across Texas. This will result in shorter, easier days for working folks who commute every morning, or parents who pick their kids up from school every afternoon.
- More opportunities for Texans to do business, pursue a degree, get health care, and stay connected. Right now, 14% of Texas households don’t have an internet connection. This legislation’s $100 million investment in expanding broadband will help level the playing field for that 14% of Texas families — especially in rural communities.
- Safer communities and a better buffer against extreme weather caused by climate change. Governor Abbott and Texas Republicans failed to protect us from the winter power outages that devastated our state. But now, Texans have President Biden to thank for this bill’s historic $3.5 billion national investment in weatherization. Unless Texas Republicans block our state from getting this support, these funds will go a long way to building Texas’ resilience against the looming threat of more extreme weather events on the horizon.
- Texans can have confidence that when Republicans fail to do their jobs, Democrats and the Biden administration have their backs and will deliver on their promises. This is what it looks like to have strong Democratic leadership — and this is why we can’t stop working to elect more Democrats to all levels of leadership in our state.
- President Biden’s infrastructure bill is truly a massive achievement. This is going to help create a more equitable, well-connected Texas and make life better for millions of people across our state. But unsurprisingly, Texas Republicans did everything they could to block this.
- After Governor Abbott and Texas Republicans have continuously set us back by putting profit over people and prioritizing their political agenda over fixing our problems, it took real leadership to make this deal happen — strong, people-first, Democratic leadership. We need more of that in Texas. And with just one year until our chance to defeat Greg Abbott, we’ve got a real opportunity to make it happen.
TDP Statement:
“We are grateful to President Biden for his unyielding determination to sign this bill into law and voters can also thank our Democratic leaders in Congress for this monumental win. It’s because of real leadership the good people of Texas will finally get the needed improvements they deserve and Texans can have confidence that when Republicans fail to do their jobs, Democrats and the Biden administration have their backs and will continue to deliver on their promises. No Republican Member of Congress from Texas voted for this landmark investment in our state.
“For Texas, this major victory will deliver $26.9 billion for highways, $3.3 billion for public transit, $2.9 billion for clean drinking water, $1.2 billion for airports, $537 million for bridges, $100 million for broadband access, and much more. Texans will be healthier, better connected, better paid, and poised to achieve their dreams.”
