Stay updated with breaking news from Lead Pipe. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced a new administration push to eliminate lead from water pipes and homes in the next decade using billions in new funding allocated through
Harris said the push would focus on communities that have "historically been left out or left behind."
CBS 58 is your local source for the Milwaukee news, Milwaukee weather, and Milwaukee sports.
Speaking of policy, when voters look to see what democrats have accomplished so far, looming over everything is that on going fight on the hill over the spending bill, over the infrastructure bill, which still has not been passed. how concerned are you that that's denied terry mcauliffe and other democrats a big when to campaign on? >> speaking to the infrastructure bill, we have a bill that passed the united states senate with 69 votes. it's a bill that would replace every lead pipe and service line in all of america, it would make billions in roads, bridges and internet connectivity. i repre...
That passed the senate with 69 votes, would make record, historic investments in our roads, our bridges, our brand band infrastructure, which during the pandemic, kids in my district and people in my district were doing their homework or commuting to work from a mcdonald's parking lot. we would replace every lead pipe in america in this bill. we would invest in mitigation and resiliency efforts to prevent flooding and to mitigate for forest fires. we would invest record amounts in public transportation, electric buses, electric vehicle charging stations, and amtrak. so would i love to say, loo...