Use the Jobs Plan as a Catalyst for the Type of Infrastructure We Want | Opinion Amy Chester
, Managing Director, Rebuild by Design On 5/17/21 at 1:00 PM EDT
President Joe Biden s announcement of a $2 trillion plan to rebuild infrastructure and reshape our economy was followed by soundbites by opponents stating that any infrastructure plan should only cover traditional infrastructure such as transportation, broadband internet and other basics. The definition of infrastructure is a losing battle on both sides. Instead, we should be asking America: How do we use this once-in-a-generation opportunity to make America a place we want to live?
The American Jobs Plan is an opportunity to build back from a pandemic which exasperated the inequities in our country, and recover from an election which continues to brutally divide our nation. We can leverage the stimulus investments to go much further than creating short-term jobs and economic relief. We can and must c
Sen. Rubio: Some Lawmakers Are ‘Very Interested’ in UFO Sightings, Should Be Taken Seriously
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says that members of Congress and other officials need to seriously investigate UFOs and the potential threat they pose.
Speaking to CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” the Florida Republican described a “stigma on Capitol Hill,” in which some lawmakers “are very interested in this topic,” but some “kind of giggle when you bring it up.” However, he cautioned, “I don’t think we can allow the stigma to keep us from having an answer to a very fundamental question.”
The senator said he wants the Pentagon to come up with a process to take UFOs, or unidentified flying objects, seriously.
Damoh bypoll results: The BJP needs to clean house
The Damoh bypoll, in which the Congress’ Ajay Tandon defeated the BJP’s Rahul Lodhi by over 17,000 votes, shows that the saffron party would do well to prioritise its own workers over defectors
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UPDATED: May 17, 2021 21:12 IST
Congress Ajay Tandon receives a certificate from the returning officer after winning Damoh seat State Assembly by-election, in Damoh on, May 3, 2021; (ANI)
The results of an assembly bypoll at Damoh in Madhya Pradesh announced on May 2, in which Congress candidate Ajay Tandon defeated the BJP’s Rahul Lodhi by a margin of 17,000 votes, appears to have exposed deep disagreements within the BJP.
Congress expected to vote this week on January 6 commission
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NORFOLK, Va. - Members of the House of Representatives are expected to vote this week on creating a commission to examine the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Local Congresswoman Elaine Luria supports establishing the commission. There s a lot of events and facts that are still really unclear as to what went into instigating this and I think that we need to get to the bottom it, Luria told News 3 in an interview.
Hundreds of people stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 while Congress was certifying the 2020 election results. Five people died during the riot, including a Capitol Police officer. Since then, more than 400 people have been arrested.