Biden said the measure, if enacted, would cancel existing domestic manufacturing standards for Federal Highway Administration-funded chargers and also harm U.S. manufacturing and jobs.
Since the 2021 passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, states have been prepping middle-mile broadband construction projects to help numerous communities with poor or little internet access get connected into expanding national and regional broadband networks.
If spending levels contained in House Republicans’ fiscal 2024 transportation appropriations bill become law, the port grant program could face cuts of more than 60%.