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The U.S. Census Bureau has announced the allocation of congressional seats based on the 2020 census, with a new political shift in the House of Representatives with red states gaining seats and blue states losing positions.
What Happened: The migration of residents out of California cost the state to lose a seat in the House of Representatives for the first time in its history. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois and Michigan will each lose a congressional district as a result of the population-based shifts.
Texas added two new House seats based on the Lone Star State’s population growth over the past decade. Florida, North Carolina, Oregon, Montana and Colorado will each have a new House district starting in the 2022 election.
Operator
Good day, and welcome to the Alliance Resource Partners, LP first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. [Operator instructions] After today s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would like now to turn the conference over to Brian Cantrell, senior VP and chief financial officer.
Please go ahead.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Thank you, Matt, and welcome, everyone. Earlier this morning, Alliance Resource Partners released its first-quarter 2021 financial and operating results and we will now discuss these results, as well as our perspective on market conditions and outlook. Following our prepared remarks, we ll open the call to your questions. Before beginning, a reminder that some of our remarks today may include forward-looking statements subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are contained in our filings from time to time with th
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The second phase of the economic recovery plan, set to be unveiled by Biden this week, also includes a proposal to increase taxes on the rich to pay for education and child care.
For infrastructure to be sustainable, it ought to be paid for by its users. The tens of thousands of cell phone towers and connecting infrastructure are largely paid for by subscribers. Water and sewer systems are funded through water and sewer bills. Electricity lines are funded by utility bills.
Financing an item with funds paid by its users creates an important link. It ensures that the costs to build and maintain the infrastructure are borne by its users. This encourages infrastructure to be built where people are going to use it and discourages it from being put where people are not going to use it.