Biden Administration Launches Second Investing in America Tour
The Biden-Harris Administration is launching a second round of the Investing in America tour, coinciding with the Fourth of July Congressional Recess. To kick off the tour, President Biden will make a major infrastructure funding announcement at the White House on June 26th. Over the course of three weeks, President Biden, Vice President Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Cabinet members, and Senior Administration Officials will travel to over 20 states to highlight how the Investing in America agenda is creating jobs and opportunity in every corner of the country.
Investing in America Agenda
The Investing in America agenda is driving a manufacturing and clean energy boom, rebuilding America’s infrastructure, lowering costs, and creating good-paying jobs. During the tour, President Biden and leaders across the Administration will travel directly to communities benefitting from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. This includes communities seeing new manufacturing and clean energy investments spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act, new infrastructure projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, small businesses and families saving money on high-speed internet as a result of the American Rescue Plan, and more.
Infrastructure Funding Announcement
President Biden will make a major infrastructure announcement at the White House on Monday, June 26. During the tour, the Department of Transportation will also announce new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve roads, bridges, and other essential infrastructure across the country. The tour will visit over 20 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Hawai’i, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Vermont, and more.
Invest.gov
Earlier this month, the White House launched a new website, Invest.gov, where Americans can see the historic levels of public and private sector investments going to their communities, spurred by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Highlights of the Tour
- Vice President Harris will highlight the Administration’s historic investments in small businesses, environmental justice communities, and Tribal and Native communities through travel and other engagements.
- First Lady Jill Biden will continue to highlight how career-connected learning and workforce training programs are critical to preparing high school and community college students for good-paying jobs created by the President’s Investing in America agenda.
- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will travel to Hawai’i to spotlight how investments from the Investing in America agenda are benefitting island communities.
- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will travel to Michigan and Iowa to highlight efforts by the Biden Administration to improve access to nutritious foods, lower costs for consumers, and create more markets for farmers and producers.
- Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to Minnesota and Rhode Island to tout investments from the Biden-Harris Administration to deliver high-speed internet to every American and from the CHIPS and Science Act to invest in our supply chains, bolster domestic manufacturing and create jobs across the country.
- Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will travel to Ohio, Michigan, and New York to highlight how the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care costs for millions of seniors and American families.
- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will travel to Washington to highlight infrastructure investments that will improve transportation and help people get around more safely and efficiently.
- Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm will participate in the “People Powered: Summer Road Trip Brought to You by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda,” where she will travel across four states in an electric vehicle, highlighting private and public sector investments in batteries, electric vehicle chargers and supply chains, clean energy technologies, and more.
- Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to New York and Pennsylvania to showcase education and training programs that are preparing American students and workers for advanced manufacturing jobs created by the Investing in America agenda.
- Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan will travel to Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Louisiana to highlight how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is delivering environmental and economic benefits for all.
- Senior Advisor and American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling will travel to Detroit, Michigan to celebrate the reopening of Roosevelt Park, made possible by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
- Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu will travel to New Mexico and Texas, as well as states across the Southeast, to highlight infrastructure projects funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Senior Advisor for clean energy Innovation and Implementation John Podesta will attend a ribbon cutting in South Carolina for a clean energy manufacturing investment project, mobilized by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Conclusion
The Investing in America tour will highlight how President Biden’s agenda is creating jobs, rebuilding infrastructure, and lowering costs for millions of Americans. The Administration will travel to over 20 states during the three-week tour to showcase the historic levels of public and private sector investments going to communities across the country. Through the tour and the new Invest.gov website, the Administration hopes to inspire and inform Americans about the positive impact of the Investing in America agenda.
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