( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “improve worker safety.” The Transportation Department is awarding $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States. [CutID: <Cuts> PORTS-UPGRADE-GRANTS-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 21s Title: PORTS-UPGRADE-GRANTS-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: improve worker safety] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ————————— VERBATIM: The grants are part of the $1 […]
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Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 port projects
( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “improve worker safety.”
The Transportation Department is awarding $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States.
[CutID: <Cuts> PORTS-UPGRADE-GRANTS-house-q-FRIam.mp3
Time: 21s
Title: PORTS-UPGRADE-GRANTS-house-q-FRIam
Out-cue: improve worker safety]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The grants are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments included in a bipartisan law signed by President Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials say the projects being supported will allow ports to meet greater shipping demands. The projects are also designed to lower costs for consumers and improve worker safety.