Tucker Carlson Tonight hosts slams politicians for creating nothing while taking Americans money
This is a rush transcript from Tucker Carlson Tonight, April 1, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS HOST, TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: Good evening and welcome to TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT.
If you dutifully watched Joe Biden sputter through his announcement of the administration s $2 trillion infrastructure plan yesterday, you may have been left with some questions. First, and most obviously, is this really about infrastructure? Bridges, roads, airports, things we can actually use? Or is it yet another weird climate scheme/power grab/race based redistribution plan? What exactly is this?
The two candidates in the runoff for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District seat, Democratic state Sens. Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson, touted their experience in public service during the first and only televised in-person debate ahead of Saturday’s election.
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I-81 needs change. Biden’s infrastructure plan can make it happen.
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President Joe Biden’s sprawling $2 trillion infrastructure plan could have extensive implications for the Syracuse community.
The plan, which would be funded over eight years through corporate tax increases, details the proposed spending on our nation’s roads, bridges, internet access, transportation and many areas in between. The plan is a national endeavor, but one $20 billion earmark by the president has direct ties to his old stomping grounds of Syracuse.
The Syracuse community could finally see change regarding the Interstate 81 highway, the product of redlining in New York state. This change is long overdue.
FEATURE-Neighborhoods united: Highway removal gains steam in U.S. cities Reuters 1 hr ago Highways built in 1950s, 1960s often cut through minority communities Highways can bring health risks and depress local economies Removals have spiked across the country in last five years
By Carey L. Biron
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Through the years that she has been fighting against it, Amy Stelly s opponent has remained unmoved, looming nearby and covering her New Orleans home with filth: an elevated highway, towering above her once-thriving neighborhood.
Since its construction in the 1960s, the section of Interstate 10 running above Claiborne Avenue has decimated what used to be the center of the city s Black community, said Stelly, including businesses and greenery.