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Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon grilled a Biden administration official over the sluggish progress of a program to build charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) during a Wednesday hearing.
The $7.5 billion program to construct the charging stations is part of the bipartisan infrastructure law, according to a White House fact sheet. Merkley pressed Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt about progress on constructing charging stations during the hearing held by the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works. (RELATED: ‘They’re Going Electric Crazy’: Trump Mocks Push For Electrified Tanks, Planes)
“The infrastructure bill funded 500,000, as you put it, charging ports,” Merkley told Bhatt. “How many of those charging ports have been deployed?”
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Dem Senator Rips Biden Official Over Sluggish Rollout Of Key EV Program pic.twitter.com/Ldj1dhJ8Jo — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 5, 2024
“Some of the Bipartisan Infrastructure funds, yes, so six states …
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