Infrastructure, Voting Rights, Vaccine

Today's News for the Week Prior and Up to November 6, 2021

AAM Statement: Factory Workers and Manufacturers are Ready to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure
Source: Alliance for American Manufacturing
November 6, 2021
The House of Representatives on Friday voted to pass a $1.2 trillion investment package to rebuild America’s infrastructure. The passing of this legislation offers a historic opportunity to boost America’s competitiveness, revitalize supply chains that have moved offshore, create strong jobs for American workers, and strengthen our national security.
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House Passes Infrastructure Bill With Over 100 Million For American Samoa
Source: U.S. Representative Aumua Amata (R - American Samoa, At Large)
November 6, 2021
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata said Friday that American Samoa’s share of funding in one of two major spending bills has passed the House and will be sent to President Biden to be signed into law. The House-passed $550 billion infrastructure bill includes over $100 million for American Samoa, now secured, that will go toward transportation, roads, bridges, ports, airports, broadband, cyber security, sewer and safe drinking water.
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Infrastructure and Investment: A Breakthrough Victory for Working Families
Source: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
November 5, 2021
Victories like this are why we campaigned so hard for President Biden. Finally, at long last, infrastructure week is really here. Today’s final passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a monumental political and legislative accomplishment. After decades of delay and decline, America’s workers stand ready to rebuild our country. This $1 trillion investment in roads, bridges, transit, rail, climate change mitigation, electric vehicles, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, resilient transmission lines and more is centered around the creation of good union jobs.
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Allred Statement on Senate GOP Blocking John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Source: U.S. Representative Colin Allred (D-TX, 32)
November 3, 2021
Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a former voting rights attorney, released the following statement after the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was blocked by 48 Republican senators.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Applauds CDC Advisory Committee's Approval of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
November 2, 2021
The American Academy of Pediatrics supports today’s recommendation by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend the use of a COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5-11. The AAP urges families to check with their pediatrician and community health care providers about how to get their eligible children vaccinated, pending a final recommendation from the CDC.
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