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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner recently offered his support for President Joe Biden's aggressive climate change action plan and overall agenda.
Turner gave a reaction to the president's remarks relating to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework legislation and the future of clean energy in the country.
In a tweet, Turner said, "Today President @JoeBiden delivered remarks on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and the future of clean energy. The administration's #climate agenda is a much-needed step in the right direction with many of the initiatives reflecting what we are already doing in our city."
It's no secret that Biden and his administration have climate change as one of the top items on their agenda. The administration made it a key part of their platform during the campaign for president and will now seek to address the challenges of climate change through legislation largely aimed at businesses and large corporations that produce a large amount of pollution and emit CO2 gas.
The White House is enthusiastic about the progress made on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and touts it as the nation's largest long-term investment in infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The measure places a heavy emphasis on addressing climate change and advancing environmental justice.
It appears that the president and his agenda have the support of the American people, too. New polling from the advocacy group Climate Power and the left-leaning polling firm Data for Progress initially provided to Axios shows strong support among likely voters.
The particulars of the infrastructure bill include billions of dollars in funds for modernizing the electrical grid, making communities more resilient to the effects of climate change and disasters, and providing support for electrical vehicles. The bill needed 10 Republican votes to pass in the Senate and was passed late this week with more than that, following a filibuster attempt that was subsequently broken.