lpetrich
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram: “Swipe to learn more about Representative Ocasio-Cortez's "no" vote on the infrastructure bill, the future of the Build Back Better Agenda, and what this might mean for combatting climate change.”
Then about how the infrastructure bill "was not designed to exist on its own".Congress recently passed an infrastructure bill. Representative Ocasio-Cortez voted 'no' because it does little to decrease carbon emissions - which is essential to preventing the worst impacts of climate change.
The spending falls far short of the levels of government action that scientific reports have concluded is needed to either prevent or prepare for the worst impacts of climate change. -- New York Times, 11/6/2021
Lead PipesSome of what was left out of the infrastructure bill was put into a separate bill called the Build Back Better Act, including climate change provisions. The infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better Act were designed to be passed together like a lock and a key.
EV Chargers(lock) The cost to replace every lead pipe in the United States is between $45 and $60 billion. The infrastructure bill only provides $15 billion, which is enough to survey where all the lead pipes are, but not enough to replace them.
(key) Build Back Better contains additional money we need to replace every lead pipe.
"It's simple. To reduce emissions, we have to pass the Build Back Better Act."(lock) $7.5 billion is allocated in the infrastructure bill for electric vehicle charging stations. But in order for these charging stations to be actually useful, we need more electric vehicles on the road!
(key) BBB would expand electric vehicle tax credits to up to $12,500 - making electric vehicles more affordable.