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Kamala Harris' Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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11/20/2023 Remarks by Vice President at I-10 Freeway Reopening Announcement
02/09/2023 Remarks by Vice President Harris on Creating a Clean Energy Economy and Good-Paying, Union Jobs
01/17/2023 Tweet - "Every day millions of children, bus drivers, and teachers use diesel-fueled school buses, inhaling toxic fumes. The investments of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will change that by beginning to electrify our nation's school bus fleet."
10/26/2022 Remarks by Vice President Harris on Investments in Clean School Buses
10/26/2022 Tweet - "Electric buses mean cleaner air for schools and communities. They will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and better protect children's health. Buses will also drive demand for American-made batteries and vehicles, while boosting domestic manufacturing, and good-paying jobs."
08/09/2022 Tweet - "The CHIPS and Science Act will lower the costs of every day goods including cars, appliances, and computers. Its investment in semiconductor manufacturing will also play a critical role in our transition to an electric vehicle future."
06/10/2022 Tweet - "Last year, I announced the Biden-Harris Electric Vehicles Charging Action Plan. We are taking the next step to make electric vehicles charging convenient and reliable across America. The future is electric. https://whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/09/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-proposes-new-standards-for-national-electric-vehicle-charging-network/"
05/20/2022 Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Electric School Buses
05/20/2022 Tweet - "Starting today, every school district in our nation can apply for funding to purchase clean buses and to build charging infrastructure. http://epa.gov/cleanschoolbus."
03/07/2022 Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Clean Transit Event
12/27/2021 Tweet - "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will modernize our airports, roads, and bridges, helping people get to where they need to go during future holiday seasons."
12/17/2021 Tweet - "People who use public transportation spend more of their time in transit rather than spending time with their family, helping their children do their homework, running errands, or even relaxing after a hard day at work. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will change that."
08/08/2021 Tweet - "With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, we will make the largest federal investment in public transit in our nation's history."
07/30/2021 Tweet - "Sustainable and reliable transportation is critical for our economy and our families. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will make the largest federal investment in public transit in history."
07/21/2021 Tweet - "Every day, Americans drive over roads and bridges that are in need of repair. People commute on transit systems that are outdated. Americans have water coming out of their tap that isn't clean and use internet that isn't high speed. Our Build Back Better Agenda will change this."
05/17/2021 Tweet - "A historic investment in our country, the American Jobs Plan will put millions of Americans back to work by: - Replacing 100% of lead service lines - Fixing our roads, bridges, airports, transit systems - Ensuring affordable and accessible high-speed internet for every household"
05/11/2021 Tweet - "Good transit equals vibrant communities. The American Jobs Plan is not just an investment in millions of jobs rebuilding the infrastructure of our country. It's an investment in improving communities. It's an investment in increasing access to opportunity."
04/30/2021 Tweet - "Americans rely on public transit to get their groceries, get their kids to school, to get to work, to go to church, and so much more. The American Jobs Plan will invest $110 billion to help modernize, expand, and electrify our transit systems."
04/19/2021 Tweet - "The American Jobs Plan will keep our kids healthy and create jobs by investing $20 billion in electric school buses to get us closer to 100% electric school buses across the nation."
04/08/2021 Tweet - "The American Jobs Plan will create good-paying, union jobs that will fix our roads and bridges, modernize our electric grid, replace lead service lines for clean water, and expand access to high-speed internet."
02/03/2021 Tweet - "This morning, I swore in Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation. @SecretaryPete is a true problem-solver. He will bring people together to strengthen our nation's infrastructure. And he will keep breaking boundaries while he's at it. Congratulations, Mr. Secretary."
12/16/2020 Tweet - "To build back better we need to usher in a sustainable transportation system that helps us connect all Americans to jobs and opportunity. @PeteButtigieg will do that as Transportation Secretary."
12/15/2020 Tweet - ". @PeteButtigieg is a problem solver and trailblazing public servant. He's committed to bringing people together and upgrading our transportation system in a way that's safe, sustainable, and equitable. He gets it. And is ready to do the work."
10/07/2020 Tweet - "Joe Biden is responsible for saving America's auto industry. And Mike Pence voted against it. So let's set the record straight. Thank you."
07/27/2020 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Harris Demands Answers on Postal Service Plans to Secure Vote By Mail for Upcoming Elections

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