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P.m. this afternoon. this is by facing one trouble some front after another from the border search to the specte of a government shutdown over raising the debt ceiling to the infrastructure debate on capito hill. all as democrats push them bide bill spending bonanza. the one that he claimed that th widow would cost $0 and add $0 to the national debt, claims some called economically illiterate. if pass the plan would include $12 billion for electric cars for postal workers and federal employees. ...

$79 billion with a b goes to the irs. it goes to strengthen tax enforcement, this is how theyre going to pay for the entire thing. $12 billion for electric christmas for federal employees. $3 bill for tree equity. 4 billion for schools, $25 million for bias training. a lot of things have not been priced out. medicare and medicaid, big ticket items likely to cost $300 billion each. the likely hold if this whole thing will exceed that $3.5 trillion price tag. its not going to go over well with mod...

>> this will be paid for so when some say oh well, what about inflation? it will be paid for and thats the beauty of it by having those in our economy and society who have not paid their fair share paying their fair share. lets not talk about numbers, and dollars, lets talk about values. we have to find our common ground respect each others views. this isnt about moderates versus progressives. >> harris: fair share from the billionaires speaker nancy pelosi pushing party unity on president biden...

Ideas. $79 billion goes to the irs to strengthen tax enforcement, this is how theyre going to pay for it. $12 billion for electric cars for your mailmen, federal employees. $3 billion for tree equity. $25 million for bias training. heres the thing. a lot of this bill hasnt been priced out yet. were talking about things like expanding medicaid and medicare. these are big ticket items that will likely cost hundreds of billions. so were looking at the likelihood that this whole thing will sky rocke...

Employees. $4 billion for distance learning in schools. 3 billion for what democrats call tree equity or planting trees in poorer neighborhoods. another 59 million for resource centers for racial and ethnic minorities. 15 million to support older and under served americans due to their sexual orientation or gender identity and 25 million for bias training. and how do they plan to pay for it? by handing $79 billion to the irs to strengthen tax enforcement. >> when the president says its all paid ...

$3 billion for tree equity. $4 billion for distance learning in schools throwing 74 million for resources for minorities and people with gender identity issues and anti-discrimination and bias training. here is the thing, bill. this isnt the final version. so much of this bill hasnt been priced out yet. this is a progressive wish list including like medicaid and medicare, big ticket items that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. were looking at the likelihood that this skyrockets over 3.5...

I cant support any reconciliation package that doesnt lower taxes by reinstating the state and local tax deduction. >> dana: how do republicans feel? some of the things paid for we are starting to get details. $3 billion in tree planting and tree equity which im learning about. 75 million for methane fee. 25 million for anti-discrimination for the health sector. a lot of these things that come out and i think to your point this bigger 3.5 trillion is the one a lot of people are looking at saying...

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Portland on List of Cities With Tree Canopy Inequity Published: 28 June 2021 WASHINGTON, DC – American Forests, the nation’s oldest national conservation organization, last week released its first nationwide tally of Tree Equity Scores (TES), which document that Black and low-income neighborhood have significantly fewer trees than wealthier, whiter communities, even in the same cities. The findings confirm a disturbing pattern of inequitable distribution of trees that has deprived commu...

Why certain areas in San Diego have more trees than other parts of the city The American Forests study shows that many parts of San Diego have Tree Equity scores in the 70s and 80s, whereas Barrio Logan is at 46. Author: Shawn Styles (Weather) Updated: 8:07 PM PDT June 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO — If youve ever watched me do the weather, youve heard me say, "the Urban Heat Island," well, Barrio Logan is in the middle of that. A new study out by American Forests says th...