No Apparent Agreement as Democrats Postpone Vote on Infrastructure Plans – Unable to reconcile the conflicts that divide conservatives and progressives within her party, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi postponed the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package. However, Pelosi assured that there were rapprochements and both fractions agreed to a vote next week on both projects, the physical infrastructure plan as well as the massive social investment. José López Zamorano brings us the details from Washington.
Republican Arizona Audit Confirms Biden Win – In Arizona, the company hired by Republicans to recount votes in the most populous county confirmed that President Biden won and Donald Trump lost by an even greater margin in the last presidential election. In other news, Arizona Democrats are calling on US Sen. Kirsten Sinema to support Biden’s social infrastructure package and economic agenda or else face a reckoning in the primaries. Veteran politician and former Arizona State Senate majority leader Alfredo Gutiérrez spoke about these issues with our news director, Samuel Orozco. Listen to the full interview in the archives of Línea Abierta for September 29 at www.radiobilingue.org
California Makes Unprecedented Investment in Fighting Fires and Climate Change – Wildfires that have devastated more than 100,000 acres in the Sequoia National Forest continue to threaten populations in the hills of central California. This week, Governor Gavin Newsom approved $15 billion for long-term efforts to fight wildfires, the largest investment of its kind in state history. The funds will be used to respond to catastrophic forest fires, drought, extreme heat waves and other phenomena associated with climate change. Environmental activists are demanding more effective measures in cities and protections for farm workers. Ruben Tapia has this report.
