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U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, spoke with host Heather Kelly face to face during his trip to Utah.  They talked infrastructure, climate change and jobs.  The $1.2 Trillion dollar infrastructure law will spread out the funds over a 5-year period across all 50-states and 14-US Territories. You can follow this show on Instagram and on Facebook. And to see what Heather does when she's not talking money, go to her personal Twitter page. Be sure to email Heather your questions and request topics you'd like her to cover here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's official. Congress passed the historic Infrastructure Bill, which is a critical investment that aims to modernize our country's infrastructure. But, this bill also has significant implications for the energy industry. We invited John Povilaitis and Alan Seltzer, shareholders at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, to the show to share their thoughts and insights on what the bill's impact will be on the energy industry now and in the future. Listen today! Visit us on the web at http://www.upkeep.com/ Join our Maintenance Community Slack Group: http://www.upkeep.org/ Download UpKeep from the App Store and Google Play for free today! → App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/upkee... → Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Check us out on socials! → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/on-u... → Twitter: https://twitter.com/OnUpKeep → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onupkeep/ → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upkeepaom/

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the highly anticipated $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Among other infrastructure-related incentives, the bill includes billions in funding to help fight climate change and support clean energy technologies. In this episode, we speak with Tony Toranto and Bill Rappolt and they help us dive into some of those initiatives and what these changes will mean for energy companies looking to invest in the U.S. market.  Tony is the team leader of the firm's Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance Team as well as a partner in the Real Estate, Corporate and Finance Practice Groups in the firm's Del Mar and San Francisco offices, specializing on conventional and renewable projects.   Bill is a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, and a member of the Energy Industry Team, Renewable Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group. He represents clients in the natural gas, electric and oil/liquids industries in commercial transactions and before federal agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state utility commissions and appellate courts. What We Discussed in This Episode: What are the main components of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill devoted to climate change and clean energy technologies?  What can companies look forward to regarding the changes to the power infrastructure in the U.S., specifically what does this mean for the electric grid?  What does “infrastructure” mean in the context of this bill?  How did the passage of this bill change the role for Department of Energy in upcoming transmission projects?  Is there anything in this bill that foreign companies looking to invest in the renewable energy market in the U.S. make note of?  Has there been any discussions by the administration regarding the financing of other developmental clean energy technologies (i.e., clean hydrogen and expansion of electric vehicle use)?  Where are we in terms of the reconciliation process?  As the reconciliation bill continues to be debated, what additional programs will make it to the forefront of the discussion? Contact Information: Tony Toranto Bill Rappolt Sarah Ben-Moussa Sheppard Mullin French Desk  Co-Chair - Valérie Demont  Co-Chair: Christine Hoefliger Hourcade 

In this episode, we put the newly signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into context for the drone industry.

The historic $ 1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill sets a significant investment in our inland waterways system. This work can be a vital source of jobs for our members and beyond. To discuss these projects in greater detail, Shella sits down with President and CEO of Waterways Council Inc. - Tracy Zea.

2 Men Wrongly Convicted in 1966 of Killing Malcolm X will be Exonerated; Ahmaud Arbery Day 9: Travis McMichael, who killed Ahmaud, testifies in court; Biden signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill. – TheAHNShow with Michael Imhotep 11-17-21   Support The African History Network through Cash App @ https://cash.app/$TheAHNShow or PayPal @ TheAHNShow@gmail.com or http://www.PayPal.me/TheAHNShow or visit http://www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com and click on the yellow “Donate” button.

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Here's what is happening in the markets today,  Tuesday, November 16th: Today: All important retail sales Walmart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD) report earnings today Boeing's (BA) Big Day $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill signed - What's Next? Bitcoin drops more than 10% … and much more. This wraps up today's stock market news.If you enjoyed the "Stock Market Today" episode, make sure to subscribe to this podcast. And for more stock market news,  visit https://rockwelltrading.com.#todaysstockmarket #stockmarkettoday #stockmarket

Sarah and her dear father discuss President Biden signing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. Got any questions for Sarah? Email the show: sarahsloanshow@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

November 16th, 2021, a daily recap of the news headlines.

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Jim Sharpe brakes down the money Arizona will get as part of President Biden's Infrastructure plan. It includes about $7.1 billion for our state.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Handel talks about how negotiators were able to strike a climate deal, but the world remains far from limiting the warming. And it turns out flocks of sheep are the firefighting solution we never knew we needed. Wayne Resnick and Jennifer Jones Lee join Bill for the Late Edition of Handel on the News. The three of them talk about news topics that include: Closing arguments are set for today before the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial begin their deliberations, President Biden will sign the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill into law today, and Democrat Beto O'Rourke has announced he'll be running for Governor of Texas in 2022.

November 15th, 2021, a daily recap of the news headlines.

This week, I've got 3 major financial headlines for you… First up, the stock market hit new highs again as Q3 earnings season continues with solid earnings reports and interest rates took a bit of a breather Next, October employment numbers finally delivered. Where did we see improvement, and where is there still work to do Finally, Congress finally got a bill passed - the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. What's in it and how are they going to pay for it? … after that, we will take a deep dive into a brand new family's personal finance journey with Brennan Schlagbaum, of BudgetDog. Learn how he got debt-free and left his full time job as a CPA to be more present with his brand new baby girl, and what he's doing to save for her future. For more on this week's headlines: https://familyfinancemom.com/monday-market-update/ For more on Brennan Schlagbaum: www.instagram.com/budgetdog/ twitter.com/Budgetdog_ www.youtube.com/channel/UCuIeIED4nfDnVlw8gk0fkzQ ___________________ This week's episode is brought to you by - Honest History Magazine: https://honesthistorymag.com/?ref=financemom ___________________ Follow Family Finance Mom everywhere... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyfinancemom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/financemom1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/familyfinancemom Get weekly newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/gblbY9 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/familyfinancemom/message

Ahmaud Arbery: Day 3 ‘McMichael – Brian Murder Trial'; Defendant changed his story he gave Police; How The $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan will Impact Black America; Racism has historical been part of Infrastructure when Highways destroyed Black Communities; Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill passes. – TheAHNShow with Michael Imhotep 11-9-21 (WATCH VIDEO) https://youtu.be/7P3s9AmbdrU Support The African History Network through Cash App @ https://cash.app/$TheAHNShow or PayPal @ TheAHNShow@gmail.com or http://www.PayPal.me/TheAHNShow or visit http://www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com and click on the yellow “Donate” button.

In this episode (aired on 11/07/21) Ron DeLegge breaks down the $1.2 trillion spending bill on U.S. infrastructure and which ETFs will benefit most. Also up: Ron examines it from another angle: the dire ramifications of government overspending on U.S. income tax rates and how to shield yourself from the coming storm. ETFs mentioned in this episode include: KLNE, HJEN, WWOW, RUSL, DRN, ERX, SCHB, REET, USCI and others. Are you near or already in retirement? Get Ron's FREE e-Book: https://60-smart-ways.etfguide.com/

Over the weekend, Congress passed the trillion-dollar, bipartisan infrastructure bill. There’s a lot of money in it to tackle a lot of issues: roads and bridges, electric vehicles and charging stations, broadband access and much more. In today’s episode, we dig into some of those investments, their impacts and timelines. Plus: Workers who were fired for refusing vaccination face different unemployment benefits policies in different states; retailers are rethinking the value of delayed and costly imports; and corporations want to plant trees to offset their carbon emissions … but there might not be enough global real estate.

Over the weekend, Congress passed the trillion-dollar, bipartisan infrastructure bill. There’s a lot of money in it to tackle a lot of issues: roads and bridges, electric vehicles and charging stations, broadband access and much more. In today’s episode, we dig into some of those investments, their impacts and timelines. Plus: Workers who were fired for refusing vaccination face different unemployment benefits policies in different states; retailers are rethinking the value of delayed and costly imports; and corporations want to plant trees to offset their carbon emissions … but there might not be enough global real estate.

*Peter Hancock of Capitol Hill News Illinois discusses how a lawsuit will send the new IL legislative maps to court. *Faith Abubey at ABC News breaks down where the majority of the money is going from the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill. *POLITICO's David Siders wonders why Democrats don't seem ready to change after getting their clocks cleaned in recent elections. *Jeff Arnold, National Roving Editor for Patch *Salena Zito of the Washington Examiner looks at how voters are once again voting against our cultural curators. *Plus, Jason Nathanson talks about the fallout from the deadly stampede at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival performance.

Bill Handel talks about the mourning taking place in Houston following the weekend's Astroworld event put on by rapper Travis Scott that resulted in the death of 8 attendees. The Senate has passed a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill as President Biden is handed a Bipartisan victory. And America won't be able to fix its issue with policing until it addresses its gun problem.

November 8th, 2021, a daily recap of the news headlines.

Bill Handel talks about the Senate passing a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill as President Biden is handed a bipartisan victory. And California condors almost went extinct until scientists realized they could reproduce without a male bird. Wayne Resnick and Jennifer Jones Lee join Bill for the Late Edition of Handel on the News. The three of them discuss news topics that include: Restaurants, bars, gyms and movie theaters will now need to implement the strict vaccine proof mandate, Oroville City Council has voted to declare independence from COVID, and rapper Travis Scott will refund every attendee from his Astroworld concert event after the tragic deaths of 8 fans.

Joe Biden wants to spend 1.2 trillion dollars on infrastructure, but what does that mean? In this episode I break down his plan and show you how it would impact your wallet.

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Greta Thunberg (pictured) has declared COP26 in Glasgow to be little more than a "greenwash festival" and more "blah, blah, blah". Here is the story from Friday's Shepparton News telling readers about the intention of the Member for Nicholls to fly to Glasgow, today, October 7. Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum is joining a delegation to Glasgow for the final two days of the UN Climate Change Conference, followed by a fact-finding mission talking to conservative MPs from Europe and North America. Mr Drum leaves on Sunday on a 10-day trip that nearly didn't happen because he did not want to be stuck in quarantine instead of attending the next parliamentary sitting in Canberra. Mr Drum said the relaxation of quarantine rules for returning vaccinated Australians opened the door for the mission to separate net-zero fact from fiction. “We will be dealing with a lot of conservative MPs from around the world, working together to share our experiences on how ideas are working and mainly I'm seeing this predominantly as a fact-finding mission,” he said. Mr Drum said he hoped to emerge with a clear sense of the real issues and challenges posed by a 2050 net-zero emissions target. “If the world is already moving, we need to also move with it, but we need to move with it in a way that we are not going to impact negatively on our people,” he said. The Nationals signed up to the target and a plan that relies heavily on new technology to achieve it and the concession of a “climate cop” in the form of the Productivity Commission, which will ensure regional communities don't pay a high price. “If the price of energy was to spike in the Goulburn Valley, we would have thousands and thousands of households that can't pay their energy bills tomorrow and then they go off to work in an energy-intensive food production company where the main conversation around the water cooler is ‘what's our future look like now that the cost of energy has gone through the roof?'” Mr Drum said. “We've seen that with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, we do not want to go down that path. 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The House passed the 1.2 Trillion "Infrastructure" Bill last night. Hidden inside are hundreds of billions for the Left's Marxist ideology that otherwise would be rejected by the American public.  

Learn more about the more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill and the effects on the landscape in particular when it comes to electric vehicles and the energy transition. Join Jason Metko, Argus Spot Ticker report, and Stephen Jones, SVP Oil Market Strategies, as they breakdown the infrastructure bill and look at Covid-19 recovery and the impacts to the US vehicle fleet. 

Today "Across the Pond" version with Jay Truitt, MO and Andrew Henderson, UK is mostly about a bill that will look nothing like it did at the beginning, in fact should disappear. That plus a tidbit about a 95 year old Queen that will provide cover to the damage done by the Global Warming Summit that is meant to control your life.

As Congress spars over President Joe Biden's ambitious plans to overhaul everything from roads to electrical grids, the fate of further broadband deployment hangs in the balance.  Story: https://cnet.co/3aEZRN6 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew, Alex, and Ryan discuss the new $3.5 Trillion infrastructure bill proposal and what it could mean for those affected.https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2021/09/13/income-estate--capital-gains-tax-hikes-full-text-of-house-budget-proposal/?sh=7cfd8db946a7https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/capital-gains-tax/602224/capital-gains-tax-rates-for-2021-vs-2020https://www.nj.com/news/2010/07/george_steinbrenners_death_dur.html#:~:text=Born%20on%20the%20Fourth%20of,entire%20team%20of%20Alex%20Rodriguezes

Jen has been all over the internet lately telling the world that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework is a dumpster fire of a bill. In this episode, she backs that up by comparing the levels of investment for different kinds of infrastructure and examining the society changing effects the bill would have if it were to become law. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD218: Minerals Are the New Oil CD205: Nuclear Waste Storage Oil CD073: Amtrak Recommended Articles and Documents Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton. October 7, 2021. “With GOP sidelined, Manchin steps up to defend fossil fuels.” Roll Call. Connor Sheets, Robert J. Lopez, Rosanna Xia, and Adam Elmahrek. October 4, 2021. “Before O.C. oil spill, platform owner faced bankruptcy, history of regulatory problems.” The Los Angeles Times. Donald Shaw. October 4, 2021. “Criticizing Joe Manchin's Coal Conflicts is ‘Outrageous,' Says Heitkamp.” Sludge. Michael Gold. October 1, 2021. “Congestion Pricing Is Coming to New York. Everyone Has an Opinion.” The New York Times. Utilities Middle East Staff. September 13, 2021. “World's largest carbon capture and storage plant launched.” Utilities. Adele Peters. September 8, 2021. “The first commercial carbon removal plant just opened in Iceland.” Fast Company. Hiroko Tabuchi. August 16, 2021. “For Many, Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts.” The New York Times. Robert W. Haworth and Mark Z. Jacobson. August 12, 2021. “How green is blue hydrogen?.” Energy Science & Engineering. Emily Cochrane. August 10, 2021. “Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win.” The New York Times. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. June 3, 2021. “2020 Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic Fatalities During Pandemic.” U.S. Department of Transportation. Nation Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). May 19, 2021. “What We Know—and Do Not Know—About Achieving a National-Scale 100% Renewable Electric Grid .” Michael Barnard. May 3, 2021. “Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Are Mostly Bad Policy.” CleanTechnica. Hiroko Tabuchi. April 24, 2021. “Halting the Vast Release of Methane Is Critical for Climate, U.N. Says.” The New York Times. Grist Creative. April 15, 2021. “How direct air capture works (and why it's important)” Grist. American Society of Civil Engineers. 2021. “Bridges.” 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. Open Secrets. “Sen. Joe Manchin - West Virginia - Top Industries Contributing 2015-2020.” Savannah Keaton. December 30, 2020. “Can Fuel Cell Vehicles Explode Like ‘Hydrogen Bombs on Wheels'?” Motor Biscuit. Dale K. DuPont. August 6, 2020. “First all-electric ferry in U.S. reaches milestone.” WorkBoat. Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser. 2020. “CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.” Our World in Data. Jeff Butler. January 27, 2019. “Norway leads an electric ferry revolution.” plugboats.com Our World in Data. Annual CO2 Emissions, 2019. Hydrogen Council. 2019. Frequently Asked Questions. Mark Z. Jacobson et al. September 6, 2017. “100% Clean and Renewable Wind, Water, and Sunlight All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for 139 Countries of the World.” Joule. Kendra Pierre-Louis. August 25, 2017. “Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy.” Popular Science. Chuck Squatriglia. May 12, 2008. “Hydrogen Cars Won't Make a Difference for 40 Years.” Wired. Renewable Energy World. April 22, 2004. “Schwarzenegger Unveils ‘Hydrogen Highways' Plan.” United States Department of Energy. February 2002. A National Vision of America's Transition to a Hydrogen Economy -- to 2030 and Beyond. The Bill H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act August 10, 2021 Senate Vote Breakdown July 1, 2021 House Vote Breakdown Jen's Highlighted Version Bill Outline DIVISION A: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TITLE I - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A - Authorizations and Programs Sec. 11101: Authorization of Appropriations Authorizes appropriations for Federal-Aid for highways at between $52 billion and $56 billion per year through fiscal year 2026. Sec. 11117: Toll Roads, Bridges, Tunnels, and Ferries Authorizes the government to pay up to 85% of the costs of replacing or retrofitting a diesel fuel ferry vessel until the end of fiscal year 2025. Sec. 11118: Bridge Investment Program Authorizes between $600 million and $700 million per year through 2026 (from the Highway Trust Fund) for repairs to bridges If a Federal agency wants grant money to repair a Federally owned bridge, it "shall" consider selling off that asset to the State or local government. Sec. 11119: Safe Routes to School Creates a new program to improve the ability of children to walk and ride their bikes to school by funding projects including sidewalk improvements, speed reduction improvements, crosswalk improvements, bike parking, and traffic diversions away from schools. Up to 30% of the money can be used for public awareness campaigns, media relations, education, and staffing. No additional funding is provided. It will be funded with existing funds for "administrative expenses." Sec. 11121: Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities Authorizes between $110 million and $118 million per year through 2026 (from the Highway Trust Fund) to construct ferry boats and ferry terminals. Subtitle D - Climate Change Sec. 11401: Grants for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Creates a new grant program with $15 million maximum per grant for governments to build public charging infrastructure for vehicles fueled with electricity, hydrogen, propane, and "natural" gas. The construction of the projects can be contracted out to private companies. Sec. 11402: Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Establishes a program to study and test projects that would reduce emissions. Sec. 11403: Carbon Reduction Program Allows, but does not require, the Transportation Secretary to use money for projects related to traffic monitoring, public transportation, trails for pedestrians and bicyclists, congestion management technologies, vehicle-to-infrastructure communications technologies, energy efficient street lighting, congestion pricing to shift transportation demand to non-peak hours, electronic toll collection, installing public chargers for electric, hydrogen, propane, and gas powered vehicles. Sec. 11404: Congestion Relief Program Creates a grant program, funded at a minimum of $10 million per grant, for projects aimed at reducing highway congestion. Eligible projects include congestion management systems, fees for entering cities, deployment of toll lanes, parking fees, and congestion pricing, operating commuter buses and vans, and carpool encouragement programs. Buses, transit, and paratransit vehicles "shall" be allowed to use toll lanes "at a discount rate or without charge." Sec. 11405: Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Establishes the "PROTECT program", which provides grants for projects to protect some current infrastructure from extreme weather events and climate related changes. Types of grants include grants for "at-risk coastal infrastructure" which specifies that only "non-rail infrastructure is eligible" (such as highways, roads, pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, etc.) Sec. 11406: Healthy Streets Program Establishes a grant program to install reflective pavement and to expand tree cover in order to mitigate urban heat islands, improve air quality, and reduce stormwater run-off and flood risks. Caps each grant at $15 million TITLE III: RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION Sec. 13001: Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection Provides grants for pilot projects to test our acceptance of user-based fee collections and their effects on different income groups and people from urban and rural areas. They will test the use of private companies to collect the data and fees. Sec. 13002: National Motor Vehicle Per-mile User Fee Pilot Creates a pilot program to test a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee. DIVISION B - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ACT OF 2021 TITLE I - MULTIMODAL AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION Sec. 21201: National Infrastructure Project Assistance Authorizes $2 billion total per year until 2026 on projects that cost at least $100 million that include highway, bridge, freight rail, passenger rail, and public transportation projects. Authorizes $1.5 billion total per year until 2026 (which will expire after 3 years) for grants in amount between $1 million and $25 million for projects that include highway, bridge, public transportation, passenger and freight rail, port infrastructure, surface transportation at airports, and more. TITLE II - RAIL Subtitle A - Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 22101: Grants to Amtrak Authorizes appropriations for Amtrak in the Northeast Corridor at between $1.1 billion and $1.57 billion per year through 2026. Authorizes appropriations for Amtrak in the National Network at between $2.2 billion and $3 billion per year through 2026. Subtitle B - Amtrak Reforms Sec. 22201: Amtrak Findings, Mission, and Goals Changes the goal of cooperation between Amtrak, governments, & other rail carriers from "to achieve a performance level sufficient to justify expending public money" to "in order to meet the intercity passenger rail needs of the United States" and expands the service areas beyond "urban" locations. Changes the goals of Amtrak to include "improving its contracts with rail carriers over whose tracks Amtrak operates." Sec. 22208: Passenger Experience Enhancement Food and beverage service: Amtrak will establish a working group... Sec. 22212: Enhancing Cross Border Service Amtrak must submit a report... Sec. 22213: Creating Quality Jobs Amtrak will not be allowed to privatize the jobs previously performed by laid off union workers. Sec. 22214: Amtrak Daily Long Distance Study Amtrak would study bringing back long distance rail routes that were discontinued. Subtitle C - Intercity Passenger Rail Policy Sec. 22304: Restoration and Enhancement Grants Extends the amount of time the government will pay the operating costs of Amtrak or "any rail carrier" that provides passenger rail service from 3 years to 6 years, and pays higher percentages of the the costs. Sec. 22305: Railroad Crossing Elimination Program Creates a program to eliminate highway-rail crossings where vehicles are frequently stopped by trains. Authorizes the construction on tunnels and bridges. Sec. 22306: Interstate Rail Compacts Authorizes up to 10 grants per year valued at a maximum of $ million each to plan and promote new Amtrak routes Sec. 22308: Corridor Identification and Development Program The Secretary of Transportation will create a program for public entities to plan for expanded intercity passenger rail corridors, operated by Amtrak or private companies. When developing plans for corridors, the Secretary has to "consult" with "host railroads for the proposed corridor" Subtitle D - Rail Safety Sec. 22404: Blocked Crossing Portal The Administration of the Federal Railroad Administration would establish a "3 year blocked crossing portal" which would collect information about blocked crossing by trains from the public and first responders and provide every person submitting the complaint the contact information of the "relevant railroad" and would "encourage" them to complain to them too. Information collected would NOT be allowed to be used for any regulatory or enforcement purposes. Sec. 22406: Emergency Lighting The Secretary of Transportation will have to issue a rule requiring that all carriers that transport human passengers have an emergency lighting system that turns on when there is a power failure. Sec. 22409: Positive Train Control Study The Comptroller General will conduct a study to determine the annual operation and maintenance costs for positive train control. Sec. 22423: High-Speed Train Noise Emissions Allows, but does not require, the Secretary of Transportation to create regulations governing the noise levels of trains that exceed 160 mph. Sec. 22425: Requirements for Railroad Freight Cars Placed into Service in the United States Effective 3 years after the regulations are complete (maximum 5 years after this becomes law), freight cars will be prohibited from operating within the United States if more than 15% of it is manufactured in "a country of concern" or state-owned facilities. The Secretary of Transportation can assess fines between $100,000 and $250,000 per freight car. A company that has been found in violation 3 times can be kicked out of the United State's transportation system until they are in compliance and have paid all their fines in full. Sec. 22427: Controlled Substances Testing for Mechanical Employees 180 days after this becomes law, all railroad mechanics will be subject to drug testing, which can be conducted at random. DIVISION C - TRANSIT Sec. 30017: Authorizations Authorizes between $13.3 billion and $14.7 billion per year to be appropriated for transit grants. DIVISION D - ENERGY TITLE I - GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY Sec. 40101: Preventing Outages and Enhancing The Resilience of the Electric Grid Creates a $5 billion grant distribution program to electric grid operators, electricity storage operations, electricity generators, transmission owners and operators, distribution suppliers, fuels suppliers, and other entities chosen by the Secretary of Energy. The grants need to be used to reduce the risk that power lines will cause wildfires. States have to match 15%. The company receiving the grant has to match it by 100% (small utilities only have to match 1/3 of the grant.) Grant money be used for micro-grids and battery-storage in addition to obvious power line protection measures. Grant money can not be used to construct a new electricity generating facility, a large-scale battery facility that is not used to prevent "disruptive events", or cybersecurity. The companies are allowed to charge customers for parts of their projects that are not paid for with grant money (so they have to match the grant with their customer's money). Sec. 40112: Demonstration of Electric Vehicle Battery Second-Life Applications for Grid Services Creates a demonstration project to show utility companies that electric car batteries can be used to stabilize the grid and reduce peak loads of homes and businesses. The demonstration project must include a facility that "could particularly benefit" such as a multi-family housing building, a senior care facility, or community health center. TITLE II - SUPPLY CHAINS FOR CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Sec. 40201: Earth Mapping Resources Initiative The US Geological Survey will get $320 million and ten years to map "all of the recoverable critical minerals." Sec. 40204: USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility Authorizes $167 million to construct a new facility for energy and minerals research. The facility can be on land leased to the government for 99 years by "an academic partner." Requires the USGS to retain ownership of the facility. Sec. 40205: Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility Authorizes $140 million to build a rare earth element extractions and separation facility and refinery. Does NOT require the government to retain ownership of the facility. TITLE III - FUELS AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS Subtitle A - Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, and Transportation Infrastructure Sec. 40304: Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authorizes $600 million for 2022 and 2023 and $300 million for each year between 2024 and 2026 for grants and loan guarantees for projects for transporting captured carbon dioxide. Each project has to cost more than $100 million and the government can pay up to 80% of the costs. If the project is financed with a loan, the company will have 35 years to pay it back, with fees and interest. Loans can be issued via private banks with guarantees provided by the government. Sec. 40305: Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Creates a new program for funding new or expanded large-scale carbon sequestration projects. Authorizes $2.5 billion through 2026. Sec. 40308: Carbon Removal Creates a new program for grants or contracts for projects to that will form "4 regional direct air capture hubs" that will each be able to capture 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Authorizes $3.5 billion per year through 2026. Subtitle B - Hydrogen Research and Development Sec. 40313: Clean Hydrogen Research and Development Program Changes a goal of an existing research and development plan for hydrogen fuels (created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) from enhancing sources of renewable fuels and biofuels for hydrogen production to enhancing those sources and fossil fuels with carbon capture and nuclear energy. Expands the activities of this program to include using hydrogen for power generation, industrial processes including steelmaking, cement, chemical feestocks, and heat production. They intend to transition natural gas pipelines to hydrogen pipelines. They intend for hydrogen to be used for all kinds of vehicles, rail transport, aviation, and maritime transportation. Sec. 40314: Additional Clean Hydrogen Programs Creates a new program to create "4 regional clean hydrogen hubs" for production, processing, delivery, storage, and end-use of "clean hydrogen." At least one regional hub is required to demonstrate the production of "clean hydrogen from fossil fuels." At least one regional hub is required to demonstrate the production of "clean hydrogen from renewable energy." At least one regional hub is required to demonstrate the production of "clean hydrogen from nuclear energy." The four hubs will each demonstrate a different use: Electric power generation, industrial sector uses, residential and commercial heating, and transportation. Requires the development of a strategy "to facilitate widespread production, processing, storage, and use of clean hydrogen", which will include a focus on production using coal. The hydrogen hubs should "leverage natural gas to the maximum extent practicable." Creates a new program to commercialize the production of hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. The overall goal is to identify barriers, pathways, and policy needs to "transition to a clean hydrogen economy." Authorizes $9.5 billion through 2026. Sec. 40315: Clean Hydrogen Production Qualifications Develops a standard for the term "clean hydrogen" which has a carbon intensity equal to or less than 2 kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent produced at the site of production per kilogram of hydrogen produced." Subtitle C - Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Sec. 40323: Civil Nuclear Credit Program Creates a program, authorized to be funded with $6 billion per year through 2026, that will provide credit from the government to nuclear reactors that are projected to shut down because they are economically failing. Subtitle D - Hydropower Sec. 40331: Hydroelectric Production Incentives Authorizes a one-time appropriation of $125 million for fiscal year 2022. Sec. 40332: Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives Authorizes a one-time appropriation of $75 million for fiscal year 2022. Sec. 40333: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives Authorizes a one-time appropriations of $553 million for repairs and improvements to dams constructed before 1920. The government will pay a maximum of 30% of the project costs, capped at $5 million each. Sec. 40334: Pumped Storage Hydropower Wind and Solar Integration and System Reliability Initiative Authorizes $2 million per year through 2026 to pay 50% or less of the costs of a demonstration project to test the ability of a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long duration storage of at least 1,000 megawatts of intermittent renewable electricity. Subtitle E - Miscellaneous Sec. 40342: Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land Creates a new program, authorized to be funded with $500 million through 2026, to demonstrate the technical and economic viability of putting clean energy projects on former mine land. There will be a maximum of 5 projects and 2 of them have to be solar. Defines a "clean energy project" to include "fossil-fueled electricity generation with carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration." TITLE X - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY ACT OF 2020 Sec. 41001: Energy Storage Demonstration Projects Authorizes $505 million through2025 for energy storage demonstration projects. Sec. 41002: Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program Authorizes between $281 million and $824 million per year through 2027 for advanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects. Sec. 41004: Carbon Capture Demonstration and Pilot Programs Authorizes between $700 million and $1.3 billion through2025 for advanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects. Sec. 41007: Renewable Energy Projects Authorizes $84 million through 2025 for geothermal energy projects. Authorizes $100 million through 2025 for wind energy projects. There is a clarification that this is definitely NOT in addition to amounts wind gets from another fund. Authorizes $80 million through 2025 for solar energy projects. DIVISION E - DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION F - BROADBAND DIVISION G - OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS DIVISION H - REVENUE PROVISIONS DIVISION I - OTHER MATTERS DIVISION J - APPROPRIATIONS DIVISION K - MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

In this episode, we discuss the reasons behind the global energy shortage & surging oil prices. We also cover the insider trading by the Vice-Chair of the FED, and discuss the infrastructure bill by the Biden administration.

The Democrats can't agree on the size of a separate social spending plan, which is holding up the vote. We get the latest from Nancy Marshall-Genzer, senior reporter at Marketplace, our sister programme on American public radio. Actor Scarlett Johansson has reached an agreement with Disney after she filed a lawsuit against the company in July over the way it released her film Black Widow - simultaneously in cinemas and on its own streaming platform. We get analysis from entertainment journalist Caroline Frost. And as chess's governing body Fide announces a sponsorship deal for the women's game with breast enlargement company Motiva, we ask Shelia Stanford, a Norwegian who used to play for her national team, what she thinks of the tie-up. Sasha Twining is joined throughout the programme by Colin Peacock of Radio New Zealand. (Picture: The US Capitol building. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

The Democrats can't agree on the size of a separate social spending plan, which is holding up the vote. We get the latest from Nancy Marshall-Genzer, senior reporter at Marketplace, our sister programme on American public radio. And as chess's governing body Fide announces a sponsorship deal for the women's game with breast enlargement company Motiva, we ask Shelia Stanford, a Norwegian who used to play for her national team, what she thinks of the tie-up.

September 30th, 2021, daily recap of the news headlines.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8th) joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago's Afternoon News to discuss a few things happening on Capitol Hill, which includes the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, and raising the debt ceiling by October 18th to avoid a government shutdown. Follow Your Favorite Chicago’s Afternoon News Personalities on Twitter:Follow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow @LaurenLapka

U.S. lawmakers consider trillion-dollar infrastructure package. Afghan family resettles in U.S. Australian teens track COVID-19. Returning a looted artifact. A cryptocurrency lifeline. Cycling for women's rights.

Washington Report Ep 16: Challenges facing the passing of US' $1 trillion infrastructure bill 11:47 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Analysing the recent Amtrak train crash in the US state of Montana on Sept 25 which killed at least three people (2:00) Challenges after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for Thursday this week (3:45) A requirement for New York City school teachers and staff to get vaccinated for Covid-19 was temporarily blocked by a US appeals court just days before it was to take effect this week, but the court has set a hearing on the matter this week (6:43) The US House of Representatives recently approved legislation to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion, but the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate (9:37) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington Report Ep 16: Challenges facing the passing of US' $1 trillion infrastructure bill 11:47 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Analysing the recent Amtrak train crash in the US state of Montana on Sept 25 which killed at least three people (2:00) Challenges after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for Thursday this week (3:45) A requirement for New York City school teachers and staff to get vaccinated for Covid-19 was temporarily blocked by a US appeals court just days before it was to take effect this week, but the court has set a hearing on the matter this week (6:43) The US House of Representatives recently approved legislation  to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion, but the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate (9:37)  Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington Report Ep 16: Challenges facing the passing of US' $1 trillion infrastructure bill 11:47 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Analysing the recent Amtrak train crash in the US state of Montana on Sept 25 which killed at least three people (2:00) Challenges after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for Thursday this week (3:45) A requirement for New York City school teachers and staff to get vaccinated for Covid-19 was temporarily blocked by a US appeals court just days before it was to take effect this week, but the court has set a hearing on the matter this week (6:43) The US House of Representatives recently approved legislation to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion, but the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate (9:37) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Biden administration has had a rough couple of weeks politically speaking to say the least. President Biden's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan leading to a drone strike that unintentionally killed 10 Afghan civilians is just the latest controversy in the Presidency.  Now comes infighting within his own party on what to do with the huge $5.2 trillion infrastructure bill that has caused a split in the Democratic party.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Companies That Stand To Win With Prince Dykes

In this episode of Commerce and Chill, Jessica and Waleed discuss the new infrastructure bill being proposed in Congress and discuss ways business owners can stay prepared for related opportunities. The pair provide practical advice as well as some high-level thinking on the matter! Tune in for some ideas that might spark a way for you to build up your own business infrastructure! ► Episode Highlights: EP 86 00:00 - Preview 00:39 - Business Infrastructure Plan 03:07 - Strong infrastructure at The Soap Box 07:46 - Infrastructure contracts 10:50 - 4 Tips On How You Can Take Advantage Of The Infrastructure Bill 16:01 - Let's not miss this opportunity 19:33 - The gig economy 26:35 - Breakdown of the infrastructure bill 27:35 - Final thoughts 28:12 - Credits ► Listen to the full session on the Commerce and Chill podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commerce-chill/id1496451217 ---- ► Follow Us Online Here: LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/commerceandchill/mycompany/?viewAsMember=true Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commerceandchill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commerceandchill/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommerceChill Website: https://www.commerceandchill.com/

Is there an infrastructure crisis in America? Would we really need $1.5 trillion in new spending to solve it? Dr. Ed Glaeser joins us to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the new infrastructure bill, and help debunk the magical thinking among Democrats that if we just spend massive amounts of money on rail lines, we'll revitalize stagnant economies. Ed Glaeser is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992. He regularly teaches microeconomic theory and, occasionally, urban and public economics. Glaeser's research focuses on the determinants of city growth and the role of cities as centers of idea transmission. He has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and law and economics. Glaeser is the author of Cities, Agglomeration, and Spatial Equilibrium (2008); Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier (2012); and coauthor of Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable (2008). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

“The rise of the conservative movement on the right and the decline of liberalism on the left have been a preoccupation of mine for 40 years or more,” Thomas Edsall confides in our latest Season Two episode, “Woking up to Backlash.” Edsall describes for us the high amperage polarities between the two parties – how the far left can be the right's greatest ally, and vice-versa.  He further notes that while the excesses of each party are not morally equivalent, they can often be politically equivalent. And he firmly states that the Republican Party under Trump's influence has become delusional with regard to the previous election, among other issues, leaving the Democratic Party the more rational of the two.  Rationality, however, brings responsibility. And, according to Edsall, if “big D” Democrats wish to preserve “small d” democracy, they must accept the lion's share of responsibility in ratcheting down the political temperature in our polarized climate.  Tune in to learn more from Thomas Edsall, one of the most objective, thoughtful, and distinguished American journalists writing today. And meet new Purple Principle co-host Jillian Youngblood, Executive Director of the non-profit, non-partisan, Civic Genius. Jillian brings two decades of frontline political experience to the show along with wit, wisdom, and passion for a more perfect union. Original Music by Ryan Adair Rooney Our Guest Tom Edsall: Columbia Journalism School Thomas B. Edsall - The New York Times Thomas B. Edsall. Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive for Permanent Power, 2006. @Edsall Additional Resources Lilliana Mason Lilliana Mason, Julie Wronski, & John V. Kane (2021). “Activating Animus: The Uniquely Social Roots of Trump Support.” American Political Science Review. Shanto Iyengar Jonathan Haidt Julie A. Wronski  Ashley Jardina  D-Nominate after 10 Years: A Comparative Update to Congress: A Political-Economic History of Roll-Call Voting Emily Cochrane (8/10/21). “Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill.” The New York Times Texas House Election Results 2020  Florida Election Results 2020 Rashawn Ray (11/24/20). “How Black Americans saved Biden and American democracy.” The Brookings Institute. Find us online! Twitter: @purpleprincipl Facebook: @thepurpleprinciplepodcast Instagram: @thepurpleprinciplepodcast Our website: fluentknowledge.com/shows/the-purple-principle/woking-up-to-backlash Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2UfFSja

In which Dan talks with educator, author, and big thinker Casey Jakubowski. They discuss rural education, the state of the teaching profession, the current debate over history class, and progressivism. As always I welcome comments and questions on Twitter @BigIdeaEd Mentioned in the show:Thinking About Teaching: A Rural Social Studies Teacher's Path to Strive for Excellence by Casey JakubowskiReport: Why Rural Matters, 2018-19: The Time is Now from The Rural School and Community TrustDividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream by Jennifer ShermanSenate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win from the New York TimesEducation in Rural California from EdSourceMusic:Track: Sunflower — Soyb [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/dG1U3NuR9PkFree Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/sunflower

In this Warpspeed episode, Paul discusses the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill that was passed by the Senate on August 10th and how technology gets a big upgrade. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/digital-galaxy-podcast/support

一週財經聚焦 一、8月10日，美國參議院通過了1兆美元的基礎建設法案，法案內容包括提撥 5,500 億美元的資金給交通、寬頻和公共事業。若眾議院通過後成為法律，該法案將對全球產業發展產生巨大的影響，我們該怎麼解讀？ 國際媒體相關報導 ●New York Times紐約時報：〈Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win〉(參議院通過 1 兆美元的基礎建設法案，拜登贏得兩黨支持) ●CNBC：〈Senate passes $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending key part of Biden's economic agenda to the House〉(參議院通過 1 兆美元的兩黨基礎設施建設法案，將拜登經濟議程的關鍵部分提交給眾議院) ●The Wall Street Journal華爾街日報：〈Infrastructure Bill's Boost to Economy Is Likely to Be Limited〉(基礎建設法案對經濟的推動可能有限) 分析解讀 美國參議院10日表決通過1兆美元基礎建設法案，靜待眾議院批准，但眾院民主黨進步派議員恐成阻礙，他們堅持參院要先通過針對貧窮、醫療保健、氣候變遷等議題的3.5兆美元社會基礎建設法案。 還好，批准1兆美元基建法案的14小時後，參院11日以50票對49票的些微差距，通過3.5兆美元社會基礎建設預算案框架，此措施將引領委員會草擬高達3.5兆美元的支出法案，專門用於推動氣候倡議、有薪假、兒童照護、教育、醫療保健計畫。 這是總統拜登經濟議程的核心部分，由此得以向前推進，這將是幾十年來對道路、橋樑和鐵路的最大規模聯邦層級投資之一。 考慮到共和黨對該計劃的一致反對，以及民主黨在具體內容上存在的分歧，此項談判本身就具有挑戰性，可能還需要數月時間。 自由派智庫美國進步中心(Center for American Progress)的基礎設施政策部主任Kevin DeGood表示，具體是哪些基礎設施項目將受惠於聯邦巨額撥款，將主要由各州來決定。這種靈活性引起了一些進步派人士的批評，他們要求制定更嚴格的標準來確定這些資金如何使用。 DeGood說：「我們想說的是，這些錢沒有附帶足夠的使用條件。對各州來說，這就相當於一張可隨意填寫的空白支票，而且過往歷史證明，各州在使用聯邦資金方面並不擅長做出明智決策。」 康奈爾大學(Cornell University)基礎設施政策項目的主任R. Richard Geddes表示，該法案本應納入更多促進基礎設施項目長期私人投資的規定。他也指出，這些投資的廣泛性，預料將有利於美國經濟。 由於聯準會貨幣政策緊縮箭在弦上，拜登政府實在太需要財政刺激來穩住美國經濟了， 短短4個月裡，白宮兩次「縮水」基建計劃規模，以換得共和黨人的配合。但還是有三個華盛頓迫在眉睫的問題： 1，基建計劃懸而未決。 2，預算框架碩大無比。 3，聯邦政府身無分文。 在美國政壇，共和黨總抨擊民主黨「寅吃卯糧」。每當民主黨執政時，共和黨人一定會緊盯「錢袋子」。果不其然，拜登政府一上臺，就拋出了高達4兆美元的投資計劃。 美國國務卿布林肯近日在演講時說，投資美國國內基礎設施，將保持和增強美國的全球競爭力與影響力。首席外交官為國內投資搖旗吶喊，並不多見。 讓我們回顧一下，3月31日美國總統拜登首次宣佈基建計劃時，總額約為2.25兆美元，希望國會今年夏天批准，但遭遇共和黨阻攔。隨後白宮在5月21日單方面提議，將總金額降至1.7兆美元，做為向共和黨的讓步。然而，共和黨方面對「降價」後的基建計劃仍持反對意見。 共和黨人稱，共和、民主兩黨仍然需要談判，兩黨的最大分歧不在於基建計劃規模，而在於「基礎設施到底是什麼」。 共和黨主張，基礎設施只包括道路、橋樑、港口、機場和寬頻等，但民主黨卻將從未被視為核心基礎設施的一些社會發展項目也包括在內。 隨著聯準會貨幣政策緊縮的呼聲高漲，白宮再次縮減基建計畫規模，到約1兆美元才獲得通過。 兩年前，國會投票決定暫停債務上限到今年7月31日，如果議員們在此之前不能達成另一項協議，債務上限將自動恢復，財政部將無法通過出售政府債券籌集更多資金。這意味著，聯邦政府很可能在8月份耗盡用來支付賬單的現金。 換句話說，在大興投資之前，美國政府就先沒錢了。 財政部部長葉倫表示，為了解決燃眉之急，財政部於8月份的第一個週一開始暫停發債，並暫停對公務員和郵政員工的退休基金進行投資和其他措施，才能避免突破聯邦政府借款上限。 而這些預算是怎麼分配的呢？ 一、1100億美元用於你所想到的基礎建設。 公路、橋樑、大型項目…等等。立法者們將這項法案當中五分之一的聯邦政府支出，用於各種一般認知中的基礎設施。 二、660億美元用於鐵路 有660億美元被劃出來，用於升級客運和貨運鐵路，還有款項用於城際和高速鐵路服務。 三、650億美元用於高速網絡 數位世界當中的撕裂，近年成為了一個更大的問題。在全球疫情爆發期間，一切都變成了遠程，更凸顯出了不平等。這部分撥款，意在透過可靠的互聯網連接，將數以百萬計生活在郊外，以及低收入社區的人群聯接起來。 四、730億用於清潔能源 拜登曾希望撥出超過1000億美元用於潔淨能源，當時被否決了。但是這項法案仍然會花費幾百億，建造新的電力線、翻新美國的舊電網，擴大清潔能源範圍。 五、2560億美元用於……彌補虧損 這個「一代人一遇」的計劃當中，數以千億美元的錢總要有個來源。議員們表示，這筆預算將會來自未使用的經濟紓困資金、加密貨幣，還延遲了一個醫保報銷項目，以及其他小額資金來源。 那麼，下一步是什麼？對經濟又有什麼影響？ 首先，最明顯的影響是股市狂歡。毫無疑問，受此利多消息影響最大的，當屬美國股市。消息傳出後，美國股市應聲上漲，道瓊工業指數和標普500指數均創歷史新高。截至收盤為止，道瓊工業平均指數上漲162.82點，或0.46%，至35,264.67點；美國標準普爾500指數上漲4.4點，或0.10%，至4,436.75點。 不過需要注意的是，股市狂歡的背後，一大隱憂正在浮現。 美國政府一邊「大撒幣」數兆美元，用來刺激國內經濟，一邊卻債務纏身，靠借貸度日。資料顯示，截止7月31日，美國已經有28兆美元的債務上限到期，美國財政部不得不啟動了「應急現金保護措施」，但是該措施只能支撐到10月初。 這邊債務上限的窟窿還沒有填平，那邊又挖一個價值數兆美元的支出黑洞，問題是美國政府的錢從哪裡來？經濟學家預計，美國的債務可能在2年內突破36兆美元，甚至有可能接近40兆美元！ 在2011年，美國也是同樣面臨債務違約的問題，美國主權信用首次遭到降級，造成美股暴跌，標普500指數在不到3周的時間內大跌近17%。雖然這次可能性不大，但是美國政府出現債務違約的機會依然存在。哪怕這次危機安然度過，但是其數兆美元的龐大支出計畫將會受到連累，該計畫也將加劇通脹，導致美國勞工薪資階層的稅務和能源成本上升，對於股市的利多，隨時可能轉化為利空。 在亮麗的季報被市場消化完畢，聯準會縮減債務購買規模的腳步越來越近的情況下，美國股市繼續上漲的動力將開始減弱，假如再遇到美國政府債務危機，後果將不堪設想。 若以科技產業來看，1 兆美元當中將有 750 億美元分配給寬頻、網路安全和電動車充電站；稅務聯合委員會預估，將有約 280 億美元的資金，用於加密貨幣報稅條款。而該法案主要針對以下這 4 大行業提供支援： 一、 寬頻網路 疫情帶動對高速網路的需求，因此基礎建設法案將提撥 650 億美元，用於擴大網路寬頻。其中的 425 億元為捐款，用於網路覆蓋率最少的區域，另外 140 億美元將補貼美國低收入戶的網路費。 二、加密貨幣稅 該法案到了最後幾天，爭議最大的是付費條款，因為付費條款將對加密貨幣交易提出更嚴格的課稅要求。而基礎建設法案打算為高額稅金提供支援，卻引發兩黨激烈辯論，目前仍有待商榷。 三、電動車 基礎建設法案將提供 75 億美元，幫助全國安裝電動車充電站，然而這個撥款遠低於專家預估。諮詢公司 AlixPartners 初估，若要建立一個符合 2030 年電動車數量的美國充電網絡，至少需要 500 億美元。 四、網路安全 過去一年以來，私人企業、政府機構不斷遭受勒索軟體攻擊，因此國會決定提撥 20 億美元，用於網路安全，其中的 10 億美元為加強各州、各地方政府的網路安全計畫。 那麼，這項基礎建設法案有什麼風險？ 首先，聯邦政府的種子基金是否能夠吸引民營機構基建投資，存在很大不確定性。 其次，在經濟已經快速增長的時候，大規模經濟刺激方案是否會引發經濟過熱風險，提升通貨膨脹和未來美國經濟硬著陸風險。 再來，如果基建方案不能帶動經濟增長，美國將面臨更沈重的債務負擔。如果財政預算不能為政府撬動經濟車輪，帶動稅收的增長，未來的債務負擔將會前所未有的嚴重。 最後，如果民主黨和共和黨嚴重分歧，這些計劃可能在國會面臨被迫縮減，甚至擱置。 二、8月10日，芝加哥聯邦準備銀行總裁Charles Evans表示，由於美國聯準會（Fed）已達成去年12月設定的「實質進一步進展」，他認為聯準會將開始縮減每月1,200億美元購債計畫的門檻。這個變化會不會影響全球金融市場？ 國際媒體相關報導 ●New York Times紐約時報：〈A top Fed official says rate increases could be warranted in 2023.〉(美國聯準會高級官員表示，2023 年可能有必要加息) ●The Wall Street Journal華爾街日報：〈Reduction in Fed's Asset Purchases Might Not Spark ‘Taper Tantrum'〉(美國聯準會資產購買的減少，可能不會引發「縮減恐慌」) ●Forbes富比世：〈End Of The Emerging Market Dream?〉(新興市場夢結束了嗎？) 分析解讀 這個世界有很多積非成是的懸疑，也有很多見風轉舵的例子。 十年前的金融風暴，大家對中國大陸的四萬萬億紓困救援窮追猛打，認為這樣的做法，就是專制政權違逆經濟自由主義的最壞案例。事實上，直到今天，我們也都能看見中國為了這個窟窿付出的代價。 但物換星移，疫情爆發後的全世界，爭相沒有底線的狂印鈔票，那個不落人後的模樣，彷彿這些資金都是天上掉下來的禮物，不用償還。事實真的如此嗎？QE完全不需要償還嗎？這個世界真的可以毫無底線的狂撒鈔票嗎？ 首先，我們先看何謂「削減恐慌（taper tantrum）」。 最近市場上瀰漫著一種「削減恐慌」的情緒，這種情緒，是在金融海嘯後才出現的一種市場情緒。 由於美國央行的量化寬鬆政策，使得美國債券市場漲勢不歇，然而當央行表態將會減少購回債券的建議時，市場產生的恐慌性拋售，就叫做「削減恐慌」。根據 2012-2013年的紀錄，削減恐慌可能使得 10 年期美國公債殖利率上升1.5%，至3%左右的水準。 市場會如何解讀削減恐慌？ 以 2013 年為例，「縮表恐慌」（Taper Tantrum），是指市場對聯準會貨幣緊縮政策所帶來的預期恐慌現象，首次發生於2013年6月。當時，當市場意識到美國聯準會將逐步縮減QE規模時，美國十年期公債殖利率在短短七個月內，自2％拉升至2.9％，漲幅45％，市場呈現瘋狂狀態。 從長短期利率的角度來思考，市場一開始認為，聯準會預告減少購買公債是升息的訊號。然而在聯準會於2013年9月推遲利率調整之後，短期利率的修正，表明市場的理解是錯誤的。那麼這次 2021 年，是否會被認為是升息的訊號呢？ 幸好美國還是有著有良心的官員。Evans是今年制定利率的聯邦公開市場委員會具有投票權的委員，他在一場線上記者會上表示：「我希望做出這樣的決定前，能再看到多幾份的就業報告。我們正邁入一個時期，現在是開始縮減資產購債的合適時期。」。 近幾個月來，美國通膨數據衝高，勞動市場極度吃緊。最近一項調查顯示，46%的小型企業主表示找不到足夠的勞工補缺，近39%的雇主表示需要提高補償薪資。 美國10年期公債殖利率僅1.24%，比10年期均衡通膨率2.4%低出甚多；於此同時，美股卻又再創新高。 以上各項數據中，有一些現象似乎兜不攏。 公債市場可能相信，聯準會堅持目前通膨壓力只是「過渡性」的說法，且聯準會能維持目前的低利率更久。果真如此，由報復性需求和政府新支出計畫所帶動的經濟成長應屬可期，而通貨膨脹仍將在聯準會所訂的2%目標附近，均衡通膨率也似乎符合這種腳本。 但這沒有辦法解釋，為何美國10年期公債實質殖利率會淪為負數。這一點為何說得通？ 或許是因為新冠變種病毒蔓延，將促使已開發國家恢復禁閉措施，且對新興市場造成更大傷害；或許是市場擔心還有更可怕的變種病毒出現；也或許是擔心國會兩黨談判將會破局，甚至兩黨連基礎建設法案都可能過不了。 眾所周知，公債殖利率是觀察經濟趨勢的重要指標，近期殖利率持續下降，隱含資金正在重新評估對經濟復甦的預期，開始擔心經濟成長可能已經觸頂，通膨升溫可能只是暫時現象，甚至，政府刺激經濟措施也到頂了。 除了中美服務業數據及公債殖利率之外，近期也陸續出現強化景氣可能觸頂預期的訊號。例如，用來衡量經濟數據發佈的實際結果，與市場預期差異的花旗經濟驚奇指數，近期已降至二月以來的最低水準，顯示經濟數據優於預期的情況越來越少。 另一項訊號，則是中國人民銀行7月9日意外宣佈全面降息兩碼。市場普遍解讀，人行已預見下半年中國經濟的下行壓力，必須提早加大寬鬆力度。 推升股市與公債價格的共同因素之一，可能是由於在貨幣政策極度寬鬆之下，資產經理人必須追逐較高的報酬率，這也說明為何股市、債券、加密幣與房地產價格，四者同時出現泡沫的原因。 聯準會主席鮑爾早在7月底會議後宣示，美國經濟在朝向資產購買計畫「退場點」趨近之路上，已經獲得一些進展，這對於重視資產合理價格的人士而言，應該是個好消息。量化寬鬆（QE）措施逐步退場，是邁向貨幣政策正常化的第一步，這本身也讓資產經理人較不需要在殖利率如此之低的環境下，還要拚命追逐不可能達到的報酬率。 對於各國央行來說，最大的挑戰並不是通貨膨脹失控，而是QE「進場容易退場難」的風險。上一波，美國聯準會QE退場的表現並不理想，聯準會花了兩年的時間引導市場預期，接著從2018年元月開始執行到2019年8月，將聯準會資產負債表從4.4兆美元降至3.7兆美元。縮表操作的時間極長、幅度很輕，但是2019年8月，紐約金融市場就發生隔夜拆款利率飆漲的警訊，很快的迫使聯準會再度對市場釋放鉅額流動性。 這一波的QE退場，雖然伴隨經濟的強勁復甦，但是股票市場的泡沫、房地產價格飆升、以及飄忽不定的通膨隱憂，卻讓央行QE退場的風險更高。 我們從美國聯準會官員、英國、澳洲等國央行領導們頻繁的發言可以看出，全球的央行正在努力鋪墊QE退場的政策預期心理，避免退場、以及最終調升利率的政策，造成金融市場的過度震盪。「QE無法退場」的威脅，才是各國央行最大的隱憂，這也是台灣中央銀行的最高挑戰所在--必須緊盯聯準會、英格蘭銀行，甚至是澳洲、泰國央行，與全球央行的決策同步變動。 聯準會距離QE退場點的確更近了，但並非人人都樂見QE結束。一些經濟學者認為，在通膨明確衝高之前就撤銷寬鬆貨幣政策，可能導致景氣大走下坡。然而，就算貨幣決策官員並不非常擔心資產價格或通膨衝高，他們更擔心長期實施QE政策帶來的另一項風險，就是未來利率升高，對財政造成的風險。 過去20年來，儘管一些國家的政府負債升高，但支付的利息仍低，且負債占國內生產毛額（GDP）的比率還不升反降。基於此，許多經濟學者都不擔心先進國家的政府負債，正在逼近戰後以來的高點。但若通膨居高不下，使利率開始上升，情況將會如何？ 若政府負債約占GDP的125%，則利率每升高1個百分點，則每年預算赤字占GDP比率就會升高1.25個百分點，這絕非小事。 債務沉重將面臨利率上升的威脅，美國負債的平均到期年限只有5.8年，況且真正重要的，並非負債的平均到期年限（因為平均年限會被一些長期公債所扭曲），而是要看有多少負債即將到期，且這些須以較高的利率再融資。 至於美國，不僅政府未償還負債的到期年限比英國短得多，而且聯準會已握有政府未償還負債的四分之一，因此QE如果拖長，絕對有風險。 美國聯準會去年為緩解疫情對經濟的衝擊，將基準利率降至接近零的水準，且每月購債至少1200億美元的資產，其中包含800億美元美國國債，以及抵押貸款支持證券（MBS）。而如今隨著疫情趨穩，有了2013年「縮減恐慌」的前車之鑑，市場開始高度關注，聯準會何時將展開縮減購債。 福斯財經新聞報導，高盛（Goldman Sachs）認為聯準會可能會在9月的會議上敲定縮減規模，並於2022年初開始執行，預估每月將縮減100億美元的美債和50億美元的MBS。 不過高盛擔憂，從歷史數據來看，股市即將邁入一年中最脆弱的2個月，市場愈發擔心回調的可能。從去年同期的拋售以來，標普500指數尚未出現大於10%以上的跌幅，而這樣的情況每年至少會發生一次。此外，Delta變種病毒和經濟成長趨緩，同樣也是未來幾個月的潛在利空。 市場情緒再度展現了其瞬息萬變的特點。7月初，新興市場還一度連續35周資金淨流入。如今才時隔一個月，由於美國聯準會縮減量化寬鬆政策已從口頭表述提上了議事日程，新興市場的流入資金，在過去的7個月大幅放緩。 不過，新興市場也並未坐以待斃，不少新興經濟體今年初以來就已經先發制人，開啓了新一輪加息潮。 當地時間8月4日，巴西央行宣佈加息100個基點，將關鍵利率將從4.25%上調至5.25%，這是巴西央行今年以來連續第四次加息。除了巴西外，俄羅斯、墨西哥和智利等新興市場國家，今年以來也都先後上調了利率。 《經濟學人》總評 封面故事 這期的經濟學人封面設計很有年代感，卻讓人無比沈重。這是一張取材於文革時代的破四舊海報，經濟學人把紅衛兵的臂章放上了半導體的晶片，卻把當年的文物，改成了這些在美國掛牌的科技企業Logo，包括了美團、支付寶、抖音與微信等。旁邊幾個補充紅字：「China's attack on tech」(中國對科技業的攻擊)。 這期經濟學人的封面故事，探討了習近平對價值 4 兆美元的中國科技產業的沉重打擊。目前中國已經對數十家科技企業，展開了50 多項的監管行動，涉及了一系列令人看不明白的違法行為，包括從濫用反壟斷到數據使用的違規。 中國政府的禁令和罰款，讓全球投資者的荷包損失了1 兆美元左右。但正如經濟學人想要闡述的，共產黨更深層次的企圖，是想要按照中國的發展藍圖，重塑科技產業。 在這方面，它正呼應著西方監管者和政治家的最大擔憂：數位市場的越來越走向壟斷，科技公司的囤積數據、壓榨供應商、剝削勞動力和破壞公共道德。 現在的問題是，中國要如何達到這個目標？中國即將成為一個政策的實驗室，在這個實驗室中，一個不需要負責的國家與這個世界最大的企業—美國，正在爭奪 21 世紀全球基礎設施的控制權。一些數據，就像政府聲稱的生產要素，諸如土地或勞動力，有可能會轉而成為政府所有。 然而，重塑中國科技的嘗試很容易出錯，這還會進一步引起海外的懷疑，並打擊中國正在細心培育的資本市場，最後阻礙了中國想要像美國那樣，在 21 世紀向全球輸出和制定全球科技標準的雄心。 任何對經濟增長的拖累，都有可能超出中國可以控制的範疇。更大的風險是，打壓科技會削弱中國的企業家精神。經濟發展永遠必須依賴創造性的破壞，沒有人會否定中國政府具備處理破壞行為的能力，但類似的科技動盪，會不會進一步拖累中國的創造力？大家都在睜大眼睛等著看。 Powered by Firstory Hosting

Higher government debt will crowd out private capital and erode productivity, leaving GDP unchanged, a Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis shows.

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Biden's infrastructure bill is headed to the House of Representatives for a vote - and engineering and inspection firms may benefit. Plus, Tesla's deliveries in China are down. Host: Zoe Szathmary. Producer: Katie Ferguson.

Cuomo "Steps Aside" & $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Passes New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment claims. NY Congressional candidate Liz Joy joins the Victory Channel to discuss concerns that Cuomo's predecessor, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, could issue a pardon. "The Governor needs to be arrested The post Cuomo “Steps Aside” & $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Passes appeared first on Million Voices.

Yesterday was dominated by political news, with the bipartisan win on infrastructure and Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation. We get at why they matter with Axios' political team. Guests: Axios' Alayna Treene, Glen Johnson, and Margaret Talev Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: Senate passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Andrew Cuomo resigns as governor of New York Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bill now moves to the House, while the Senate works on a larger infrastructure plan. Senior Producer for Politics Hannah Gaber is back to catch up with Congressional Reporter Savannah Behrmann. Plus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns, Tropical Storm Fred is on the move, Samsung unveils new flip phones and the best meteor shower of the year is here.(Audio: Associated Press)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this hour, Howie listens and reacts to Biden's press conference on the Senate passing $1.5 trillion Infrastructure Bill. Also in this hour, Grace's News!

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Julia Chatterley is live from New York. Here are the top business news stories today! Infrastructure imminent! The US Senate voting on a $1 trillion spending plan. China change? Softbank cuts Chinese investment until regulatory risks are clear. Just in: Lionel Messi arrives in Paris ahead of reported PSG transfer. It's Tuesday, let's make a move. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

A Port & Rail Supply Chain and Infrastructure Expert and CEO of the Patriot Rail Company, John E. Fenton joined John Williams to talk about the infrastructure deal and its impact on commuter and commercial transport. Listen in while the John Fenton discusses whether or not it’s good news for those that dream of a […]

The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday to shore up the nation’s crumbling infrastructure with funding for priorities like roads, bridges, rail, transit and the electric grid – a major achievement for both parties and President Joe Biden, fulfilling key agenda items, including his promise to work across the aisle. The bill passed by a wide bipartisan majority. It now heads to the House of Representatives, where timing on a vote in that chamber remains uncertain, before it can be sent to Biden’s desk to be signed into law.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The Senate moved toward the final passage of a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package, after clearing the last significant procedural hurdles for the legislation over the weekend.The legislation is expected to pass, after nearly 70 senators voted to advance it late Sunday night. It is the product of weeks of intense negotiations, largely led by White House officials and a core group of 10 Republican and Democratic senators.Senator Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee, held up a move to expedite the bill over the weekend, largely to protest how it is paid for.Senators remained hopeful that on Monday they would reach an agreement on postponing the vote until Tuesday at a reasonable, daylight hour, rather than taking a vote in the early morning hours.

The bill is so long, nobody can possibly read it before the vote...its not humanly possible. Plus: Iran murders 2 crew members on an Israeli-linked oil tanker. Hunter Biden artwork sells for $500,000 (he must be a really good painter). Ilhan Omar proposes socialist UBI legislation. And much more.   

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On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discuss the statements made by the Capitol police officers on January 6th, the massive crime rates in Chicago, and the broken family dynamic that America is fostering.Guests:Lee Stranahan - Sputnik News analyst and host of The Back Story | 1/6, Vote AuditVaughn Bryant - Executive Director at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives | Violence in ChicagoLaurie DeRose - Senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and professor | Family Dynamic in AmericaIn the first hour Lee Stranahan joined the show to talk about the accounts of the January 6th riot given by the Capitol police officers. With all the footage captured that day, is it conceivable that racial slurs were being yelled though not caught on camera?In the second hour Fault Lines was joined by Vaughn Bryant to talk about the massive crime rates in Chicago and what it is like on a daily basis in the city. Vaughn attributes much of the crime to poverty and many individuals being overlooked by the government.In the third hour Laurie DeRose joined the conversation for an analysis on families and the family dynamic in America. Are government programs incentivizing couples to break marriages apart that otherwise would not have?

The CNN Town Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, with President Biden was such a bust that at least half of the seats in the Mount St. Joseph University auditorium were empty, and the show's cable broadcast ratings came in dead last! Considering Biden is supposed to have won a huge, record majority of American votes just 8 months ago, and considering Trump still has huge crowds outside his rallies unable to get inside, this is a major blow to the Biden Administration's image of being supported by the American people. National Review editor Jack Butler is quoted as saying it was a "hideous spectacle unbecoming of a self-governing republic”, and he added “if CNN had any shame…, the network would never air one of these idiotic events again.” And local Cincinnati news outlets are reported to have not been able to find out who was responsible for hosting this event at the school in the first place.It is shameful the Biden Family does not have the same love and devotion to Joe Biden that Nancy Reagan had for Ronald Reagan in his declining years. The real problem is Americans and the entire world know Biden is not “in charge” at the White House. The problem is which UNELECTED person really is?The European Handball Federation (EHF) Disciplinary Committee absolutely requires bikini bottoms be worn by their womens' beach handball team players, and our @American Mamas, Teri Netterville and Denise Arthur, are asking “who made that rule up?” Apparently, really tight fitting Short-Shorts just are not an acceptable substitute! Thus, the Norwegian Beach Handball Team was fined the Euro equivalent of $1,768 because they choose to not wear bikini bottoms, but more modest, yet still tight fitting, short-shorts instead. Interestingly, the men's beach handball team players wear — shorts!Why are married couples living in blue states able to draw as much as $100,000.00 in combined Federal and State funds for NOT WORKING when there are so many HELP WANTED SIGNS in almost every business window in almost every community in that state? Apparently, Joe Biden and his Administration really does not understand the concept of “supply and demand”. Of course, if you have never had any job other than a government job, you have no experience with that fundamental economic business concept! Employers simply cannot pay more in wages than their companies can make in income.All Republicans in the US Senate voted against a procedural issue involving the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, and that caused Chuck Schumer to also vote against it (only so he could bring it back up later). Americans are generally supportive of rebuilding roads, bridges, ports, dams, water & sewer utility pipelines, water treatment plants, the electric grid, and airports. The problem with the bill is all the extra stuff, such as Democrat “pet projects” and other “socialist agenda” items. Furthermore, every dollar in this bill will have to be borrowed — generally from our enemies, such as China, and then paid back by several decades from now future generations. George Foreman, boxing Gold Medal winner gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, believes you cannot love America only sometimes or when it is “politically correct”. He is quoted as having said, “I have always loved America. And once you fall in love just like falling in love with your wife, no one can say anything about her.” He further explained, “The next night she is still my wife. And I'm going to stay. That's why you make that thing ‘until death do we part.' That's why nothing has ever shook my faith and love in the country and when you love a country, nothing can bother you. If you are halfway in love you are going to have a lot of trouble.”

What Does the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Mean to Your Retirement

What Does the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Mean to Your Retirement

Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation with Governor Phil Bryant, the State of Mississippi (2012-2020), executive advisory board member, International Leaders Summit, guest co-host of America's Roundtable and partner at Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners. We focus on the omnibus $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill proposed by the Biden-Harris administration. Governor Bryant presents principled solutions through an alternative proposal in focusing on America's immediate infrastructure challenges rather than combining numerous unrelated projects in an omnibus bill. Governor Phil Bryant served as Mississippi’s 64th governor from 2012 to 2020. Before becoming the state’s chief executive, the Honorable Phil Bryant was lieutenant governor, state auditor, and represented his legislative district in the Mississippi House of Representatives for five years. As governor, the Hon. Phil Bryant led Mississippi in implementing transformational public education reforms, promoting economic development, advancing strategic trade missions, and building a competitive business climate that attracted major employers like Amazon, Yokohama Tire Corporation and Continental Tire. According to published reports: “Under Gov. Bryant’s administration, 80,000 jobs were created and some $7 billion in private investment were brought into the state of Mississippi.” Governor Bryant serves on the executive advisory board of International Leaders Summit, a distinguished guest host of America’s Roundtable and is spearheading initiatives at Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners - where he provides strategic advice and counsel and business development services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. Relevant articles and video: Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) Mississippi unites with Israel at Jerusalem Leaders Summit (https://www.jns.org/mississippi-unites-with-israel-at-jerusalem-leaders-summit/) The Jerusalem Post: Love from Mississippi (https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/love-from-mississippi-573674) Phil Bryant, governor of Mississippi, speaks about the U.S.-Israel relationship. Video: Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi - Steve Linde, Editor, Jerusalem Report | Jerusalem Leaders Summit (https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/love-from-mississippi-573674) https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/ https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @PhilBryantMS @ileaderssummit @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Senate parliamentarian, has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution and pass infrastructure bill with simple majority.  The results of Israel's fourth election in a little more than two years reveal more of the same: Political gridlock, and no clear path to a majority government.  The Minneapolis police chief testified that Derek Chauvin had violated department policy when he knelt on George Floyd for more than nine minutes.  Real Madrid and Liverpool play for Champions league today.

We discuss the latest topics ranging from Jeopardy slipping in rating for the first time in many years to Fox seeking out their next Tucker Carlson, and we discuss Biden's $2 Trillion "Infrastructure" Bill he's coming out with.  Plenty of opinions (Rants) and a few other topics all in this episode. PLEASE JOIN US ON OUR VIDEO PLATFORMS AND SUBSCRIBE: Happs.TV:  happs.tv/invite/@slightlyserious Dlive:  dlive.tv/Slightly_Serious Twitch: www.twitch.tv/slightlyseriousshow SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES Twitter: @slightlyserious Parler: @slightlyseriousshow Clouthub: @SlightlySerious MeWe: mewe.com/i/slightlyserious Slightly Serious Swag Store https://teespring.com/stores/slightly-serious-swag-store   If you enjoy the content we provide and would like to make a contribution to the show and show some love, you are more than welcome to over on Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/slightlyserious   EMAIL slightlyseriousshow@gmail.com      

Rachel Sutherland from FOX News Radio joined "Fort Wayne's Morning News" to discuss how President Joe Biden's proposed $2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill spends less than half of the funds on actual infrastructure.

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