President Joe Biden will Make a sales pitch According to the Associated Press, during a visit to New York and New Jersey on Tuesday, the country’s infrastructure was modernized. Last week, the two states were hit by deadly floods from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, killing 50 people on the east coast.
The President is heading to the northeast to investigate the damage left behind by the Ada. He will first arrive in Manville, New Jersey, and then head to Queens, New York. Among the five boroughs of New York City, Queens was the worst affected by the flooding, and 11 of the 13 people in New York City lost their lives as a result. Biden approved the emergency declarations of the two states last week.
Biden’s plan will echo his visit Louisiana State Where Ada landed for the first time and his 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan Awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives. The Democrats in the Biden House of Commons are working hard to approve the infrastructure bill, which depends on the passage of a larger 3.5 trillion dollar bill. After showing bipartisan support for smaller measures, the Senate is not expected to vote for larger bills.
Biden said last week: “Hurricane Ida reminds us once again that we need to prepare for the next hurricane and super storm, and they will come more frequently and violently.”
Hurricane Ida is the latest major weather event in Biden’s first year in office. Before Ida, Hurricane Henry hit the northeast. Less than a month after he took office, Biden had to direct the federal response to a severe snowstorm that swept through Texas. The government is also working to provide support to states that suffer from regular but violent forest fires.
Local officials have been working hard to solve the problem of their lack of preparation before Ada and what they can do in the future.New York Governor Kathy Hochul let her dissatisfied Knowing it during a tour in Queens last week, he said that Ada showed the fact that the existing infrastructure is not suitable for handling severe weather events.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also admitted that the city was affected by the intensity of the storm.During his own damage investigation in Queens, the Daily News reported that residents laugh at The mayor did not take more measures to prepare for or respond to the flood.
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