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BEAR, Del. AP 鈥?President Joe Biden, arguably the聽nation biggest Amtrak
stanley cup fan, visited a train maintenance shop in his home state of Delaware on Monday to showcase more than $16 billion in federal investments for rail travel along the busy Northeast Corridor, saying of long-delayed improvements, we ;re finally getting it done. Watch Biden remarks in the player above.The president聽highlighted spending to modernize 25 passenger train projects between Boston and Washington at an event in Bear, about 12 miles 20 kilometers from聽Bidens home in Wilmington.
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stanley cup the environment and quality of life. Amtrak runs about 800,000 trips daily on its Northeast Corridor, the White House says, which makes it the nations busiest rail corridor. Monday event combined two things close to Bidens heart: Amtrak and Delaware. Its good to be home, he declared. Theres no better place to make this announcement than in my home state. The funding for the rail improvements comes from the roughly聽$1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law聽that Biden signed nearly two years ago, one of several legislative achievements hes trumpeting in a presidential race that聽could feature a rematc Bhnd Pew Study: Public Less Excited About 2010 GOP Gains Compared to Midterms Past
Nineteen-year-old environmental activist Kelsey Juliana has a message for the state of Oregon: You ;re not doing聽enough to stop climate change.Now in college, shes co-plaintiff in a major lawsuit spearheaded by environmental advocacy non-profit聽Our Childrens Trust that could force the s
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adidas samba 8217 fighting to protect the environment for the future of her generation. And she making sure her voice is being heard.This QA has been edited for space and clarity from an interview with聽the NewsHour Megan Thompson.PBS NEWSHOUR: How did you get involved in all of this environmental advocacy work Is this an issue thats always been impor
stanley cup tant to you KELSEY JULIANA: Yes. Environmental activism and social justice work have been basic morals in my family. Fighting for the good fight and protecting things that we care about is something thats part of my family since birth, I guess you could say.Ive been doing climate activism work since 5th grade. That started with me getting my friends, my soccer team together and going to a local park and spending a day marching and holding up signs, asking for action on the climate crisis.NH: And was there a moment or a reason or something that happened and