Joseph Robinette Biden

“ In Kansas there are 1,321 bridges and over 1,995 miles of highway in poor condition. Since 2011, commute times have increased by 6.6% in Kansas and on average, each driver pays $509 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. ”

“ Kansans who take public transportation spend an extra 65.7% of their time commuting and non-White households are 3.0 times more likely to commute via public transportation. 12% 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, Kansas has experienced 42 extreme weather events, costing the state up to $20 billion in damages. ”

“ As of 2019, there were 24,909 Kansans 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: Kansas is home to over 191,186 veterans, 9.2% of whom are women and 45.6% 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: 14.3% of Kansans live in areas where, by one definition, there is no broadband infrastructure that provides minimally acceptable speeds. And 51% of Kansans live in areas where there is only one such provider. ”