Senator Bernie Sanders, Rep. Rashida Tlaib discuss infrastructure upgrades in Detroit
A bit of senior congressmen were at a community center in Detroit this weekend to discuss the best ways to contain future natural disasters like floods – one of the most momentous storylines of the summer for a city that has been flooded multiple times.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Michigan Rep Rashida Tlaib and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders visited Detroit on Saturday to speak about the nation’s flood control needs in a city that has seen a lot this summer.
“Our lights are still off after weeks and weeks,” said Tlaib. “When we talk about DC, it’s so important that we bring Congress into our communities and make sure they understand how it affects our lives.”
Sanders highlighted the details of a $ 3.5 trillion budget resolution passed by the US House of Representatives last week with a focus on traditional infrastructure.
State lawmakers Tlaib, Debbie Dingle and Andy Levin said the decision made in our country’s capital could have a drastic impact here at home.
“We had the sixth storm in seven weeks. If anyone else tells me the storms are one time … Dearborn flooded again, ”Dingle said.
A vote in the House of Representatives is guaranteed to take place before September 27 on the Infrastructure Act, as agreed by the Democrats.
The Oakland County’s Republican Party said in a statement, “Sending the face of progressive socialism to Michigan to try and sell people the idea of supporting a bloated budget when we could mourn the deaths of 13 American soldiers.” not be better. deaf and bad timing, the $ 3.5 trillion budget does nothing but throw more money into our nation’s problems without actually solving them, adding to a nation that is already up to our ears in debt add even more debt.
“Our Republican colleagues will say, ‘They’re raising taxes’. Well, you’re right. We’re raising taxes on billionaires who don’t pay nickel in federal taxes in a given year,” Sanders said.
In addition to traditional infrastructure, the proposal addressed what the Biden administration calls “human infrastructure”, such as green energy, free pre-k, and community college.
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