Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Charlotte to showcase to North Carolinians how much of a positive impact the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will have on their lives. Across North Carolina, the Vice President and Secretary’s visit dominated headlines.
See below for what North Carolina voters are reading today:
ABC11: VP Kamala Harris visits Charlotte to spell out how infrastructure package can help North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) — Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in North Carolina for the first time since her inauguration but was in a familiar campaign mode pushing the Biden administration’s domestic agenda. This is a day that we are celebrating, as we will continue to do, the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.” Harris said after touring a hybrid bus depot in Charlotte. “America is moving again because ultimately that’s what infrastructure is all about – getting people moving.” Nearly $1T will be moving too, as the law which passed with bipartisan support will pour cash into repairing roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, highways, sewer lines, rail tracks, runways and everything in between.
The Charlotte Observer: ‘America is moving again.’ In Charlotte, Harris touts infrastructure spending
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Charlotte on Thursday to promote a newly-approved infrastructure spending plan — a key piece of legislation for President Joe Biden’s administration and one that will bring billions to North Carolina. Her visit also aimed to drum up support for the administration’s next big priority: its $1.85 billion social policy bill. That would focus on reducing the cost of healthcare, child care and address climate change, among other things. The infrastructure bill, she said, was “Part 1 of 2,” with the Build Back Better social bill being the latter.
The Herald-Sun: ‘America is moving again.’ In Charlotte, Harris touts infrastructure spending
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Charlotte on Thursday to promote a newly-approved infrastructure spending plan — a key piece of legislation for President Joe Biden’s administration and one that will bring billions to North Carolina. Her visit also aimed to drum up support for the administration’s next big priority: its $1.85 billion social policy bill. That would focus on reducing the cost of healthcare, child care and address climate change, among other things. The infrastructure bill, she said, was “Part 1 of 2,” with the Build Back Better social bill being the latter.
WWAY: VP Kamala Harris promotes Biden’s infrastructure package in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, NC (WWAY/WTVD) — Vice President Kamala Harris went to Charlotte Thursday to pitch President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to North Carolinians. Harris was joined by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Alma Adams, D-NC, assure state residents that the new infrastructure package will speed up long-neglected public works projects and create good-paying union jobs in the state. She also toured the public transit facility at the Charlotte Area Transit System’s Bus Garage and met with transit workers. There, she saw how Charlotte has emphasized making public transit more accessible for people who use wheelchairs, and how the city has used CARES act funds to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in public transportation.
WFAE: Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg tout $1.2 trillion infrastructure law in Charlotte visit
Vice President Kamala Harris touted the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure law during a stop in Charlotte on Thursday, saying robust transit systems help low-income workers. Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the Charlotte Area Transit System light rail maintenance facility on South Boulevard. Harris said the bipartisan law will include more than $900 million for transit systems in North Carolina. “For millions of Americans, public transportation is part of their day — every day,” Harris said. “And a bus stop within walking distance can make all of the difference versus a bus stop you have to walk for half an hour to get to.”
WGHP: VP Kamala Harris touts infrastructure law, tours electric vehicle operations Charlotte CATS bus garage
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Charlotte Thursday to promote the recently passed Infrastructure law that will provide $910 million for public transportation in North Carolina over the next five years. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper plans joined Vice President Kamala Harris and Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the Charlotte CATS bus garage to tour electric vehicle operations and deliver remarks on job creation. The tour was held Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) – Bus Garage located at 3145 S. Tryon Street in Charlotte.
WRAL: VP touts infrastructure plan’s benefits in NC stop
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina families will see a myriad of benefits from President Joe Biden’s two-part plan to boost the nation’s physical and human infrastructure, Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday during a brief visit to Charlotte. Harris, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Gov. Roy Cooper and 12th District Congresswoman Alma Adams toured a transit facility in Charlotte before touting the benefits of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law last month, and the proposed $2.2 trillion Build Back Better Act, which still must clear the Senate.
WSOC-TV: VP Harris visits Charlotte, spells out how infrastructure law can help NC
CHARLOTTE — Vice President Kamala Harris was in Charlotte on Thursday, along with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, to highlight the new bipartisan infrastructure law and how it will upgrade infrastructure and union jobs in North Carolina. During her visit, Harris laid out the critical need for infrastructure upgrades in Charlotte and across the country. North Carolina is set to receive nearly $9 billion from the infrastructure package. That money will go toward things like improving public transportation, fixing roads and replacing bridges. To put that into perspective, there are three bridges over Interstate 277 in uptown that are considered “structurally deficient.” Harris also checked out the city’s transportation system, which stands to get a big boost under the new $1.2 trillion infrastructure law.
Spectrum: ‘Historic investment’: VP Harris, Buttigieg visit N.C. to talk infrastructure
Vice President Kamala Harris visited North Carolina Thursday to talk about the Biden administration’s plans to make a big investment in the country’s infrastructure. Harris was in Charlotte to talk about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a $1 trillion spending plan designed to upgrade the nation’s highways, bridges and public transit, and help expand broadband access that the president signed into law last month. “The bottom line is this: World class cities like Charlotte deserve world-class transit systems, and this law is going to help you build those systems,” Harris said, speaking outside in front of a Charlotte Area Transit System electric bus.
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