Congressman Cleaver Fights To Save The Planet With Free Money!!!

Kansas City's top ranking politico seyz that Prez Biden's bill could keep us all from the global doom that awaits us in less than 12 years.

Only the GOP stands in the way . . . And a few other people who don't want to turn the U.S. dollar into confetti. 

Here's the argument for Earth . . .

The energy-themed meeting began with a pre-recorded talk by U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, who announced he would be working in the next 90 days with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to launch an ambitious program to provide free rides on electric buses in three 21st century corridors. The corridors (which are yet to be determined) would provide charging stations for electric vehicles.

“It will be no emissions and no admissions,” he quipped. “This will be a major part of what I’m doing in the next session of Congress as a response to climate change.”

Cleaver talked about improvements Missouri would see or be eligible to compete for if Congress passes a $3.5 trillion budget bill. “Missouri infrastructure is in dire need of repair,” he said. “For decades it’s been suffering from a lack of investment—2,190 bridges are in poor condition and every driver pays for poor streets through damage to their cars.”

If the $3.5 trillion plan passes, he said it would offer unbelievable opportunities to make changes in our community and would be the most significant piece of legislation since Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.

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