Infrastructure & State of the Union Address

‘We’re done talking about infrastructure weeks. We’re now talking about an infrastructure decade.’

–President Joe Biden

The President made the following infrastructure-related remarks during his March 1 State of the Union address to Congress and the nation:

‘America used to have the best roads, bridges and airports on earth.

‘Now our infrastructure is ranked 13th in the world.

‘We won’t be able to compete for the jobs of the 21st century if we don’t fix it.

‘That’s why it was so important to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — and I thank my Republican colleagues who joined to invest and rebuild America, the single biggest investment in history.

‘This was a bipartisan effort, and I want to thank the members of both parties who worked to make it happen.

‘We’re done talking about infrastructure weeks. We’re now talking about an infrastructure decade.

‘It is going to transform America, to put us on a path to win the economic competition of the 21st century that we face with the rest of the world — particularly China.

‘I’ve told Xi Jinping, it is never a good bet to bet against the American people.

‘We’ll create good jobs for millions of Americans, modernizing roads, airports, ports, waterways all across America.

‘And we’ll do it all to withstand the devastating effects of climate change and promote environmental justice.

‘We’ll build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, begin to replace the poisonous lead pipes, so every child — every American — has clean water to drink at home and at school. We’re going to provide affordable high-speed internet for every American — rural, urban, suburban and tribal communities.

‘Four thousand projects have already been announced. Many of you have announced them in your districts.

‘And tonight, I’m announcing that this year we will start fixing over 65,000 miles of highway and 1,500 bridges in disrepair.”

See full transcript here.