VIDEO: Vice President Kamala Harris promotes infrastructure plan, weighs in on COVID-19, policing
Up to date: 5:44 PM CDT Apr 23, 2023
Hello, can we please hear it for Haley? It is good to see everybody. Please have a seat. I spent a while with Hayley um the place she was describing her journey and exhibiting me and she or he was exhibiting me inside um the the inside of the of the home um the work that she has performed over so a few years to construct up the abilities that she has and to be an actual position mannequin. So thanks Haley for that very type of manufacturing. It’s nice to be within the Home of Labor. It’s nice to be within the Home of Labor. So I need to thank everyone and um I. B. W. For 90 for welcoming us. Um I’m so simply honored and joyful to be but once more in new Hampshire with my pricey buddy, the previous governor and the present one of many present United States senators from New Hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen. I served with Jean whereas I used to be within the Senate for 4 years and um we had been earlier we had been with Maggie and um, I will inform you you guys have extraordinary management in these two. Gene is absolutely one of many deans, you understand, and we, we now have caucus lunches the place we sit in a room with no cameras and when jean stands to talk, everybody turns into quiet. And she or he is all the time a forceful, persuasive voice, not just for the state of recent Hampshire however for working folks all through our nation. And so jean, I need to simply thanks in entrance of everybody in your management. Yeah, Annie Kuster. Thanks once more. We we visited the bookstore the place we frolicked over a 12 months in the past collectively and I need to thanks in your management and all that you just do. She’s been a selected fighter on a lot of points as you understand, however specifically desirous about infrastructure within the context of what, what do working folks must get to work. So yeah, they should drive over good roads and bridges and one of many different issues working folks must get to work childcare good. So I need to thanks. After which chris Pappas, the place you there you’re, you’ve got been so fantastic. We have talked about what labour is doing and the ability of organized labor and and the significance of investing in organized labor if we’re to put money into the way forward for our nation and the power of our financial system, Chris Pappas, thanks a lot. Mm. Okay, so it is nice to be with you and I am right here to speak in regards to the american jobs plan however to speak about it within the context of what is taking place proper right here on this native and I truly visited um in Milwaukee I suppose. Nicely over a 12 months in the past an area 4 90 for um I. B. W. That’s doing comparable work however the work that’s taking place right here is the work of Haley. It’s the work of kelly who I used to be with earlier. Their U. R. Kelly. It’s of investing within the talent and the expertise and the ambition of our neighbors, of our mates of individuals we meet who walked by means of the door who need to develop the abilities which might be going to be part of increase our financial system. And like joe biden says constructing again higher. And so desirous about it in that context, I will say that the american jobs plan is about infrastructure. Sure it is about roads and bridges. It is about baby care, it is about a lot of issues. Nevertheless it’s about additionally understanding that if we’ll construct again higher, America has to put money into the abilities improvement of our workforce and to try this the place we’ll get the best return on our funding. Let’s put money into I. B. W. Let’s put money into the constructing trades, let’s put money into these apprenticeship packages that for so long as we are able to bear in mind have been a few of the finest in passing on the abilities which might be essential to do the roles that may construct us again up. And I will inform you after I take into consideration this concern of job coaching and expertise improvement. One of many issues that I feel everyone knows is that our nation actually has fallen behind when it comes to our capability to be aggressive in a worldwide market and specifically on the problem of investing in our workforce and investing within the expertise improvement of our workforce. The truth is, I’ve seen numbers that inform me that we’re taking a look at one thing like we now have. We make investments 1/5 of what different nations main nations, economically, economically extremely developed nations, we’re investing as little as 1/5 of what different nations are investing of their workforce. And so after I give it some thought, I take into consideration a lot of methods, not solely when it comes to what it means to develop a piece power to tackle the roles after which to make sure that they’re good jobs. And what do you imply by that good jobs? Nicely, I imply a job that means that you can to earn sufficient to have the ability to preserve a roof over your head and and and and meals on the desk and likewise possibly take a trip yearly, an excellent job, an excellent job to seek out. Based mostly on. I feel our collective perception that in America nobody ought to must work multiple job to have the ability to carry out these fundamental capabilities, which is to maintain your loved ones, an excellent job the place you are protected on the job and also you obtain pay and advantages which might be aligned with the worth of the work you do an excellent job, the place if you go to work, everybody respects the dignity of that work an excellent job and so to put money into the workforce in order that we are able to have and say that we’ll assist good jobs. It additionally means, I feel having a very sincere frank dialog about how we have been speaking about how we develop the abilities and what’s essential to get an excellent job and by that, I imply this, you understand, I feel that we now have in some methods created this hierarchy about what we determine is a helpful schooling the place we now have mentioned, effectively increased schooling, that is a really helpful schooling. And I would wish to problem that time. I feel that as an alternative of speaking about increased schooling, particularly the place we at the moment are as a rustic the place we’re due to know-how, the place we’re due to the way forward for work. We must always speak about it within the context of schooling after highschool, this is why virtually any job that we must be crammed would require some schooling after highschool. That is only a actuality. And so let’s then agreed to that and say, we’ll create them quite a lot of choices for a person to get schooling after highschool. And that possibility will likely be possibly it is a technical school, possibly it is an apprenticeship program, possibly it is a 4 12 months school. However agreeing that we now have to speculate if we’re to put money into our future in the way forward for our workforce, in schooling after highschool, and that is half of what’s taking place right here. And in addition understanding that schooling after highschool ought to acknowledge that for lots of oldsters, a few of the finest good jobs do not essentially require that you will stroll throughout the stage with a diploma, but it surely does require that you’ve the abilities to get that certificates to try this essential work. And in order that’s why I am right here at the moment. I am right here to carry up and to focus on the type of work that is taking place proper right here at E. P. W. I. B. W. Round what we have to do um to to put money into America’s workforce within the american jobs program. We now have a $100 billion {dollars} going to workforce improvement packages. So $100 billion {dollars} is being invested and precisely what I. B. W. Is doing right here, the abilities improvement to let folks tackle the roles which might be going to be about constructing again up broadband. By the best way, we’re additionally investing $100 billion in broadband. Earlier at the moment, I used to be with Maggie Hassan, um, on the new Hampshire Electrical Co Op, the place we’re wanting on the of us who historically the farmers who created that coop to fill the work and the roles that wanted to be performed to affect rural America. They’re now doing the work of laying the broad band that’s vital for households to have the ability to be productive identical to they wanted electrical energy. Now everyone wants broadband. And let’s all the time bear in mind rural America and ensure we’re placing the assets there as effectively. Mm. However the american jobs plan is about saying we’re going to put money into America’s future. And I will inform you guys Maggie and jean is aware of this and and and all of us know this. Any member of Congress. Um, you understand, we get data, a few of it categorised, a few of it. You learn it within the paper about how a query about whether or not we’re retaining or dropping our aggressive edge as a nation and we have to take note of that and we now have to concentrate to it. Sure. Within the context of nationwide safety. However let’s, let us take a look at it additionally, simply within the context of what I wish to name american aspiration, the very nature of who we’re is we all know the right way to aspire to see issues that may be no matter what has been. And in our biggest moments, we now have then invested in that imaginative and prescient the place we agree we’re not going to be incremental in our method. We’re not going to say, oh yeah, we’ll take it gradual someday at a time. No, we are saying let’s be huge. And after we set the bar excessive, the very nature of yank aspiration is such that we all the time soar for it and we do it. We mentioned we had been going to go to the moon after which we planted a flag there, that is who we’re. So the american jobs plan, you understand, some folks will say, oh, you understand, that is a very formidable plan. That is quite a bit, effectively typically it takes a variety of braveness, a variety of imaginative and prescient, a variety of religion within the american folks. Yeah, that is quite a bit to do. The issues that replicate who we’re and have been as a nation in our biggest moments. And so that is what the american jobs plan is about. And it’s about sure roads and bridges and desirous about what households and dealing folks must get to work. Nevertheless it’s additionally about an funding in our future when it comes to what we have to do to truly be aggressive to create jobs and rise to this second within the historical past of our nation. And in order that’s the place we’re and it is very thrilling. You realize, we have come off of and we’re nonetheless in it. However the we see a lightweight on the finish of the tunnel when it comes to all that this pandemic has introduced when it comes to the lack of life and jobs and normalcy and this, I consider is a kind of issues, this push to put money into America’s future. That’s going to present folks a fantastic sense of hope about what is feasible. And to remind folks about what is feasible once more, after we set the bar excessive as a result of we all know we’re able to reaching it. And so I am so joyful to be right here with you. I am gonna be speaking about you guys in every single place I am going and speaking about this work. I feel it is vitally essential to notice that I be W490 graduated the primary girl electrician within the state of New Hampshire. I feel you will need to have a look at of us like Haley and kelly and likewise say we’ll be aware of the truth that throughout the pandemic over two million folks, two million ladies folks Mhm grew to become unemployed. And we now have to take heed to that. Let’s be aware of the truth that these apprenticeship packages are reaching out to and saying, let’s convey extra ladies in As a result of nonetheless solely I feel I am informed one thing like solely six of the workforce within the constructing trades are ladies employees. However but they had been exhibiting me there is a factor known as the pulley, the Tugger, the Tugger, that’s some fashionable gear that now means that you can tug these heavy wires to have the ability to do all of the work we have to do to construct what we have to construct. And we need to make it possible for we’re like I. B. W. Proper right here dedicated to creating certain that the workforce is an equal illustration of who we’re and and I will shut with just a bit little bit of trivia. Did did anyone know? Do you all know that um coronary heart assaults are literally unisex? How about that? In order that makes the purpose, proper, Annie Kuster. That makes the purpose. So let’s method the work of constructing again up higher of constructing again up our workforce in a approach that we um are optimistic and excited and bold about what we’re able to attaining. I feel it is a very thrilling time. It’s not gonna be straightforward. And all of our mates know that chris is aware of that and he is aware of it, jean is aware of it it will be a course of in Washington D. C. Of reminding our colleagues who work in Washington D. C. Of the significance of this type of funding. That by the best way the individuals who will profit are folks in every single place, it is gonna be about laying broadband for rural America. Understanding that our Youngsters want entry to broadband to study earlier than the pandemic. Possibly we thought it is essential now, we all know it’s a necessity which might be small companies want entry to broadband to have the ability to do their enterprise. Are small companies make use of half of America’s workforce and our central a part of our financial system, they want broadband. Let us take a look at our seniors who we must always maintain and perceive that if they do not have broadband they do not have entry to telemedicine. These are a few of the issues we’ll accomplish with the american rescue plan. We’ll deal with placing the cash within the jobs which might be essential to get the job performed. We’ll put the cash within the locations like I bW which might be going to coach the workforce and we’ll remind our mates in Washington D. C. That the individuals who will profit from this work after they’re attempting to drive to work over potholes. They don’t seem to be desirous about whether or not it is a republican or a democrat. They’re desirous about the truth that in the event that they must preserve driving over these potholes Then they will be out of pocket in all probability at the least a $400 sudden expense to to repair or change these tires, all the individuals who want the roles and can profit from the roles. It isn’t partisan, not in bipartisan, it is nonpartisan. So I am again in new Hampshire to thanks all for the work you do. I feel new Hampshire in a really particular approach, actually does do the work that’s about what’s sensible, what is true, what is smart? And that is why I needed to return again right here and see you additionally. Thanks very a lot. Thanks. Okay. Thanks. Yeah. Hello, can we please hear it for Haley? It is good to see everybody. Please have a seat. I spent a while with Hayley um the place she was describing her journey and exhibiting me and she or he was exhibiting me inside um the the inside of the of the home um the work that she has performed over so a few years to construct up the abilities that she has and to be an actual position mannequin. So thanks Haley for that very type of manufacturing. It’s nice to be within the Home of Labor. It’s nice to be within the Home of Labor. So I need to thank everyone and um I. B. W. For 90 for welcoming us. Um I’m so simply honored and joyful to be but once more in new Hampshire with my pricey buddy, the previous governor and the present one of many present United States senators from New Hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen. I served with Jean whereas I used to be within the Senate for 4 years and um we had been earlier we had been with Maggie and um, I will inform you you guys have extraordinary management in these two. Gene is absolutely one of many deans, you understand, and we, we now have caucus lunches the place we sit in a room with no cameras and when jean stands to talk, everybody turns into quiet. And she or he is all the time a forceful, persuasive voice, not just for the state of recent Hampshire however for working folks all through our nation. And so jean, I need to simply thanks in entrance of everybody in your management. Yeah, Annie Kuster. Thanks once more. We we visited the bookstore the place we frolicked over a 12 months in the past collectively and I need to thanks in your management and all that you just do. She’s been a selected fighter on a lot of points as you understand, however specifically desirous about infrastructure within the context of what, what do working folks must get to work. So yeah, they should drive over good roads and bridges and one of many different issues working folks must get to work childcare good. So I need to thanks. After which chris Pappas, the place you there you’re, you’ve got been so fantastic. We have talked about what labour is doing and the ability of organized labor and and the significance of investing in organized labor if we’re to put money into the way forward for our nation and the power of our financial system, Chris Pappas, thanks a lot. Mm. Okay, so it is nice to be with you and I am right here to speak in regards to the american jobs plan however to speak about it within the context of what is taking place proper right here on this native and I truly visited um in Milwaukee I suppose. Nicely over a 12 months in the past an area 4 90 for um I. B. W. That’s doing comparable work however the work that’s taking place right here is the work of Haley. It’s the work of kelly who I used to be with earlier. Their U. R. Kelly. It’s of investing within the talent and the expertise and the ambition of our neighbors, of our mates of individuals we meet who walked by means of the door who need to develop the abilities which might be going to be part of increase our financial system. And like joe biden says constructing again higher. And so desirous about it in that context, I will say that the american jobs plan is about infrastructure. Sure it is about roads and bridges. It is about baby care, it is about a lot of issues. Nevertheless it’s about additionally understanding that if we’ll construct again higher, America has to put money into the abilities improvement of our workforce and to try this the place we’ll get the best return on our funding. Let’s put money into I. B. W. Let’s put money into the constructing trades, let’s put money into these apprenticeship packages that for so long as we are able to bear in mind have been a few of the finest in passing on the abilities which might be essential to do the roles that may construct us again up. And I will inform you after I take into consideration this concern of job coaching and expertise improvement. One of many issues that I feel everyone knows is that our nation actually has fallen behind when it comes to our capability to be aggressive in a worldwide market and specifically on the problem of investing in our workforce and investing within the expertise improvement of our workforce. The truth is, I’ve seen numbers that inform me that we’re taking a look at one thing like we now have. We make investments 1/5 of what different nations main nations, economically, economically extremely developed nations, we’re investing as little as 1/5 of what different nations are investing of their workforce. And so after I give it some thought, I take into consideration a lot of methods, not solely when it comes to what it means to develop a piece power to tackle the roles after which to make sure that they’re good jobs. And what do you imply by that good jobs? Nicely, I imply a job that means that you can to earn sufficient to have the ability to preserve a roof over your head and and and and meals on the desk and likewise possibly take a trip yearly, an excellent job, an excellent job to seek out. Based mostly on. I feel our collective perception that in America nobody ought to must work multiple job to have the ability to carry out these fundamental capabilities, which is to maintain your loved ones, an excellent job the place you are protected on the job and also you obtain pay and advantages which might be aligned with the worth of the work you do an excellent job, the place if you go to work, everybody respects the dignity of that work an excellent job and so to put money into the workforce in order that we are able to have and say that we’ll assist good jobs. It additionally means, I feel having a very sincere frank dialog about how we have been speaking about how we develop the abilities and what’s essential to get an excellent job and by that, I imply this, you understand, I feel that we now have in some methods created this hierarchy about what we determine is a helpful schooling the place we now have mentioned, effectively increased schooling, that is a really helpful schooling. And I would wish to problem that time. I feel that as an alternative of speaking about increased schooling, particularly the place we at the moment are as a rustic the place we’re due to know-how, the place we’re due to the way forward for work. We must always speak about it within the context of schooling after highschool, this is why virtually any job that we must be crammed would require some schooling after highschool. That is only a actuality. And so let’s then agreed to that and say, we’ll create them quite a lot of choices for a person to get schooling after highschool. And that possibility will likely be possibly it is a technical school, possibly it is an apprenticeship program, possibly it is a 4 12 months school. However agreeing that we now have to speculate if we’re to put money into our future in the way forward for our workforce, in schooling after highschool, and that is half of what’s taking place right here. And in addition understanding that schooling after highschool ought to acknowledge that for lots of oldsters, a few of the finest good jobs do not essentially require that you will stroll throughout the stage with a diploma, but it surely does require that you’ve the abilities to get that certificates to try this essential work. And in order that’s why I am right here at the moment. I am right here to carry up and to focus on the type of work that is taking place proper right here at E. P. W. I. B. W. Round what we have to do um to to put money into America’s workforce within the american jobs program. We now have a $100 billion {dollars} going to workforce improvement packages. So $100 billion {dollars} is being invested and precisely what I. B. W. Is doing right here, the abilities improvement to let folks tackle the roles which might be going to be about constructing again up broadband. By the best way, we’re additionally investing $100 billion in broadband. Earlier at the moment, I used to be with Maggie Hassan, um, on the new Hampshire Electrical Co Op, the place we’re wanting on the of us who historically the farmers who created that coop to fill the work and the roles that wanted to be performed to affect rural America. They’re now doing the work of laying the broad band that’s vital for households to have the ability to be productive identical to they wanted electrical energy. Now everyone wants broadband. And let’s all the time bear in mind rural America and ensure we’re placing the assets there as effectively. Mm. However the american jobs plan is about saying we’re going to put money into America’s future. And I will inform you guys Maggie and jean is aware of this and and and all of us know this. Any member of Congress. Um, you understand, we get data, a few of it categorised, a few of it. You learn it within the paper about how a query about whether or not we’re retaining or dropping our aggressive edge as a nation and we have to take note of that and we now have to concentrate to it. Sure. Within the context of nationwide safety. However let’s, let us take a look at it additionally, simply within the context of what I wish to name american aspiration, the very nature of who we’re is we all know the right way to aspire to see issues that may be no matter what has been. And in our biggest moments, we now have then invested in that imaginative and prescient the place we agree we’re not going to be incremental in our method. We’re not going to say, oh yeah, we’ll take it gradual someday at a time. No, we are saying let’s be huge. And after we set the bar excessive, the very nature of yank aspiration is such that we all the time soar for it and we do it. We mentioned we had been going to go to the moon after which we planted a flag there, that is who we’re. So the american jobs plan, you understand, some folks will say, oh, you understand, that is a very formidable plan. That is quite a bit, effectively typically it takes a variety of braveness, a variety of imaginative and prescient, a variety of religion within the american folks. Yeah, that is quite a bit to do. The issues that replicate who we’re and have been as a nation in our biggest moments. And so that is what the american jobs plan is about. And it’s about sure roads and bridges and desirous about what households and dealing folks must get to work. Nevertheless it’s additionally about an funding in our future when it comes to what we have to do to truly be aggressive to create jobs and rise to this second within the historical past of our nation. And in order that’s the place we’re and it is very thrilling. You realize, we have come off of and we’re nonetheless in it. However the we see a lightweight on the finish of the tunnel when it comes to all that this pandemic has introduced when it comes to the lack of life and jobs and normalcy and this, I consider is a kind of issues, this push to put money into America’s future. That’s going to present folks a fantastic sense of hope about what is feasible. And to remind folks about what is feasible once more, after we set the bar excessive as a result of we all know we’re able to reaching it. And so I am so joyful to be right here with you. I am gonna be speaking about you guys in every single place I am going and speaking about this work. I feel it is vitally essential to notice that I be W490 graduated the primary girl electrician within the state of New Hampshire. I feel you will need to have a look at of us like Haley and kelly and likewise say we’ll be aware of the truth that throughout the pandemic over two million folks, two million ladies folks Mhm grew to become unemployed. And we now have to take heed to that. Let’s be aware of the truth that these apprenticeship packages are reaching out to and saying, let’s convey extra ladies in As a result of nonetheless solely I feel I am informed one thing like solely six of the workforce within the constructing trades are ladies employees. However but they had been exhibiting me there is a factor known as the pulley, the Tugger, the Tugger, that’s some fashionable gear that now means that you can tug these heavy wires to have the ability to do all of the work we have to do to construct what we have to construct. And we need to make it possible for we’re like I. B. W. Proper right here dedicated to creating certain that the workforce is an equal illustration of who we’re and and I will shut with just a bit little bit of trivia. Did did anyone know? Do you all know that um coronary heart assaults are literally unisex? How about that? In order that makes the purpose, proper, Annie Kuster. That makes the purpose. So let’s method the work of constructing again up higher of constructing again up our workforce in a approach that we um are optimistic and excited and bold about what we’re able to attaining. I feel it is a very thrilling time. It’s not gonna be straightforward. And all of our mates know that chris is aware of that and he is aware of it, jean is aware of it it will be a course of in Washington D. C. Of reminding our colleagues who work in Washington D. C. Of the significance of this type of funding. That by the best way the individuals who will profit are folks in every single place, it is gonna be about laying broadband for rural America. Understanding that our Youngsters want entry to broadband to study earlier than the pandemic. Possibly we thought it is essential now, we all know it’s a necessity which might be small companies want entry to broadband to have the ability to do their enterprise. Are small companies make use of half of America’s workforce and our central a part of our financial system, they want broadband. Let us take a look at our seniors who we must always maintain and perceive that if they do not have broadband they do not have entry to telemedicine. These are a few of the issues we’ll accomplish with the american rescue plan. We’ll deal with placing the cash within the jobs which might be essential to get the job performed. We’ll put the cash within the locations like I bW which might be going to coach the workforce and we’ll remind our mates in Washington D. C. That the individuals who will profit from this work after they’re attempting to drive to work over potholes. They don’t seem to be desirous about whether or not it is a republican or a democrat. They’re desirous about the truth that in the event that they must preserve driving over these potholes Then they will be out of pocket in all probability at the least a $400 sudden expense to to repair or change these tires, all the individuals who want the roles and can profit from the roles. It isn’t partisan, not in bipartisan, it is nonpartisan. So I am again in new Hampshire to thanks all for the work you do. I feel new Hampshire in a really particular approach, actually does do the work that’s about what’s sensible, what is true, what is smart? And that is why I needed to return again right here and see you additionally. Thanks very a lot. Thanks. Okay. Thanks. Yeah.
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VIDEO: Vice President Kamala Harris promotes infrastructure plan, weighs in on COVID-19, policing
Up to date: 5:44 PM CDT Apr 23, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris touted the administration’s infrastructure plan Friday throughout a visit to New Hampshire.The vice chairman mentioned the American Jobs Plan won’t solely enhance roads and bridges however can even convey know-how to smaller cities, all whereas creating jobs and boosting the financial system. >> VIDEOS: Harris arrives in NH | Harris is greeted by governor, othersThe first cease for Harris was New Hampshire Electrical Co-op in Plymouth, the place she held a listening session with staff. She mentioned the plan would make investments $100 billion in creating high-speed broadband throughout the nation.”Now, you need to have entry to the web,” she mentioned. “We knew that earlier than the pandemic, and it grew to become an absolute necessity throughout the pandemic.”Video: VP Harris talks straight with sister station WMUR-TV on COVID-19, policingHarris in contrast the plan to the nation’s efforts to broaden electrical energy within the Nineteen Thirties.”We now have a legacy of doing this work in America,” she mentioned.The vice chairman additionally touted job creation throughout a cease on the IBEW Native 490 headquarters in Harmony. >> VIDEO: See Harris’s full remarks in Harmony”100 billion {dollars} is being invested in precisely what IBEW is doing right here — the abilities improvement to let folks tackle the roles which might be going to be about constructing again up broadband,” Harris mentioned.Republicans known as the go to a political stunt. >> VIDEO: See the complete listening session at NHEC”New Hampshire’s an essential state politically, however for the time being, we’re in a disaster on the border, and that is the place she must be visiting,” mentioned Republican Nationwide Committee spokesperson Paris Dennard.Republicans in Congress have put up a plan that focuses on what they name extra conventional infrastructure, akin to roads and bridges, and never broadband. It has a price ticket of $600 billion, in comparison with the Biden administration’s $2 trillion plan. >> VIDEO FROM EARLIER: Watch as Harris participates in a listening session in Plymouth:
Vice President Kamala Harris touted the administration’s infrastructure plan Friday throughout a visit to New Hampshire.
The vice chairman mentioned the American Jobs Plan won’t solely enhance roads and bridges however can even convey know-how to smaller cities, all whereas creating jobs and boosting the financial system.
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>> VIDEOS: Harris arrives in NH | Harris is greeted by governor, others
The primary cease for Harris was New Hampshire Electrical Co-op in Plymouth, the place she held a listening session with staff. She mentioned the plan would make investments $100 billion in creating high-speed broadband throughout the nation.
“Now, you need to have entry to the web,” she mentioned. “We knew that earlier than the pandemic, and it grew to become an absolute necessity throughout the pandemic.”
Video: VP Harris talks straight with sister station WMUR-TV on COVID-19, policing
Harris in contrast the plan to the nation’s efforts to broaden electrical energy within the Nineteen Thirties.
“We now have a legacy of doing this work in America,” she mentioned.
The vice chairman additionally touted job creation throughout a cease on the IBEW Native 490 headquarters in Harmony.
>> VIDEO: See Harris’s full remarks in Concord
“100 billion {dollars} is being invested in precisely what IBEW is doing right here — the abilities improvement to let folks tackle the roles which might be going to be about constructing again up broadband,” Harris mentioned.
Republicans known as the go to a political stunt.
>> VIDEO: See the full listening session at NHEC
“New Hampshire’s an essential state politically, however for the time being, we’re in a disaster on the border, and that is the place she must be visiting,” mentioned Republican Nationwide Committee spokesperson Paris Dennard.
Republicans in Congress have put up a plan that focuses on what they name extra conventional infrastructure, akin to roads and bridges, and never broadband. It has a price ticket of $600 billion, in comparison with the Biden administration’s $2 trillion plan.
>> VIDEO FROM EARLIER: Watch as Harris participates in a listening session in Plymouth:
