Joseph Robinette Biden

“ In Iowa there are 4,571 bridges and over 403 miles of highway in poor condition. Since 2011, commute times have increased by 6.6% in Iowa and on average, each driver pays $336 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair. The American Jobs Plan will devote more than $600 billion to transform our nations' transportation infrastructure and make it more resilient, including $115 billion repairing roads and bridges. ”

“ Iowans who take public transportation spend an extra 30.4% of their time commuting and non-White households are 3.9 times more likely to commute via public transportation. 38% of trains and other transit vehicles in the state are past useful life. The American Jobs Plan will modernize public transit with an $85 billion investment. RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE: From 2010 to 2020, Iowa has experienced 32 extreme weather events, costing the state up to $50 billion in damages. ”

“ CLEAN ENERGY JOBS: As of 2019, there were 32,057 Iowans working in clean energy, and the American Jobs Plan invests in creating more good paying union jobs advancing clean energy production by extending and expanding tax credits for clean energy generation, carbon capture and sequestration and clean energy manufacturing. VETERANS HEALTH: Iowa is home to over 206,430 veterans, 7.3% of whom are women and 52.9% of whom are over the age of 65. ”

“ The President proposes investing over $200 billion to increase housing supply and address the affordable housing crisis. BROADBAND: 13.4% of Iowans live in areas where, by one definition, there is no broadband infrastructure that provides minimally acceptable speeds. And 61% of Iowans live in areas where there is only one such provider. ”