The Dems continue to do more for those who revile and vote against them than does the GOP, and not just with the programs like SS and Medicare. Manufacturing has been declining in this country since the rust belt years and that includes under 4 GOP presidents, all of whom gave us the recessions that hurt the lower classes, and manufacturing jobs, far more than anything the Dems do or don't do.
Then there's......Based on formula funding alone, West Virginia would expect to receive approximately $3.8 billion over five years in Federal highway formula funding for highways and bridges.....which you continue to act as though it's nothing.
Your 'fuck yous' make me wish that Biden had taken a Trumpian view in allocating Infrastructure dollars as in nothing for states that voted against him.
President Biden and Vice President Harris’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The need for action in West Virginia is clear, and recently released state-level data demonstrates that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver for West Virginia.
For decades, infrastructure in West Virginia has suffered from a systemic lack of investment. In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave West Virginia a D on its infrastructure report card. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make life better for hundreds of thousands of West Virginia residents, create a generation of good-paying union jobs and economic growth, and position the United States to win the 21st century.
Specifically, with regard to transportation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will:
Repair and rebuild our roads and bridges with a focus on climate change mitigation, resilience, equity, and safety for all users, including cyclists and pedestrians. In West Virginia there are 1,545 bridges and over 3,222 miles of highway in poor condition. Since 2011, commute times have increased by 6.4% in West Virginia, and on average, each driver pays $726 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system. Based on formula funding alone, West Virginia would expect to receive approximately $3.8 billion over five years in Federal highway formula funding for highways and bridges.
On an average annual basis, this is about 35.2% more than the State’s Federal-aid highway formula funding under current law (1). West Virginia can also compete for the $15.77 billion Bridge Investment Program for economically significant bridges and $15 billion of national funding in the law dedicated to megaprojects that will deliver substantial economic benefits to communities. West Virginia can also expect to receive approximately $73 million over five years in formula funding to reduce transportation-related emissions, in addition to about $83 million over five years to increase the resilience of its transportation system (2). States may also apply federal aid dollars towards climate resilience and safety projects.