U.S. infrastructure is at a crossroads. Do we invest in the cleaner, safer systems of the future or keep pouring $$ into an outdated, crumbling system?
The answer is easy for @TransportDems, who are ready to move forward in a big way. Next stop, hearing from @SecretaryPete.
“It is time to get out of the 1950s and move forward on a transformational infrastructure bill that puts millions of people to work building the infrastructure of the 21st century and beyond all while putting our country on a path toward zero pollution.”
@TransportDems Chair @RepPeterDeFazio on today’s meeting at the @WhiteHouse: "It is a critically important conversation to have, and timely as I intend to move a surface transportation reauthorization bill through the Committee this spring." https://t.co/bLnb8Q49xj
Are we becoming less prejudiced as a country? On @TODAYshow this morning, we profiled @banaji and her work measuring more than a decade of bias in tens of millions of people. She and her colleague @TesCharlesworth have essentially taken the pulse of prejudice in America.
Garbage collectors in Ankara open a library with books rescued from the trash. "The only regret the men have, is that they didn't start collecting sooner."
https://t.co/wWpWAeFA2H
A French police helicopter traveled 7,000 feet up a windy mountainside, getting inches from the snowy slope, in an effort to rescue an injured skier. Unbelievable flying and skill by the pilot. 👏🚁
NEW: In indirect rebuke of Trump, Biden orders new, sweeping review of federal scientific integrity policies, including documenting cases of improper political interference in research. Agencies could recreate science advisory panels disbanded by Trump. https://t.co/KHzaLKFhgv
@jenncoffeyworks@DLeonhardt On a drive between Los Angeles and Prescott, Arizona, in late August, I stopped at Truckstops of America for bathroom breaks and gasoline. Very clean, quiet, and mask compliant staff and patrons.
@TheLastWord@PeteButtigieg@Lawrence Well done @PeteButtigieg You are going to be a great Secretary of Transportation with the vision to lead an agency with enormous potential to improve the economy and quality of life of the nation. I suspect you will be a very popular member of the cabinet. @Lawrence