Biden Administration Moves Forward with CHC’s Ask to Equitably Implement Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
For Immediate Release
Friday, April 29, 2022
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Biden Administration Moves Forward with CHC's Ask to Equitably Implement Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Members went to the White House with a set of executive action asks on infrastructure, environmental justice, immigration, education, and healthcare that would help boost the nation's economy and improve the lives of Hispanic communities across the country. Today, the Biden Administration has acted on one of our asks in the meeting — to ensure underserved communities, including Hispanic communities, are informed through in-language and culturally competent outreach regarding the funding and resources available for their communities in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
With the new, initial guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), agencies are directed to reduce barriers, including administrative burden, and increase access for underserved communities, funding recipients, and funding beneficiaries. Following the release of this guidance, CHC Chair Dr. Raul Ruiz and CHC Vice Chair of Policy Rep. Darren Soto, who presented the ask at the White House, released the below statements:
"Today's initial guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) acts on the CHC's proposed executive action to equitably implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It underscores how our continued partnership with the Biden Administration has and will continue to deliver results," said Chair Dr. Raul Ruiz. "The Biden Administration continues to demonstrate their commitment to ensuring that federal dollars spent through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are set on a strong foundation for effective, efficient, and equitable implementation."
"I am happy to see that President Biden listened to the CHC's request to prioritize the most underserved communities in the implementation of the Infrastructure Law. Our Hispanic communities around the country often live in urban or rural communities that lack adequate resources, and they deserve to benefit from this historic law and the funding it provides. Now, the work begins to fix the traffic, build bridges, ensure affordable access to broadband internet, and much more," said Vice Chair of Policy Darren Soto.
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.