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U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes $35 bln water infrastructure bill

21 pointsby throwkeepabout 4 years ago

5 comments

joshkaabout 4 years ago
To save others a little time, 89-2 vote. The nays were Cruz (Rep TX) and Lee (Rep UT)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.senate.gov&#x2F;legislative&#x2F;LIS&#x2F;roll_call_lists&#x2F;roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&amp;session=1&amp;vote=00178#position" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.senate.gov&#x2F;legislative&#x2F;LIS&#x2F;roll_call_lists&#x2F;roll_...</a>
Slow_Handabout 4 years ago
Does this mean that Flint, Michigan may finally get the funding to replace it&#x27;s poisonous water infrastructure? That would be greatly appreciated by a number of people I know.
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PragmaticPulpabout 4 years ago
Sounds like a huge number, but it’s only about $100 per US citizen, spread across multiple years for these projects.
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apengwinabout 4 years ago
secret congress strikes again
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spodekabout 4 years ago
A great way to clean our water is to ban what creates the pollution going into it, especially single-use plastic, factory farms, and a lot of packaging. If they want to take baby steps, use proper accounting -- that is, charge manufacturers and buyers the true cost of cleaning the pollution their products make, which could be through a tax on pollution so those who pollute pay to clean it, not all taxpayers. Think Coca-Cola as one example of many.<p>We can spoon out the flood, but as long as we have to turn off the spigot, now is the most effective time.