Democratic majority in the US Congress Senate Chak Sumer (New York State) and Senator Democrat from Ohio Sherrod Brown offered to allocate $ 73 billion to commissioning 70 thousand electricians as part of the country’s transition to an environmentally friendly public transport system, This was reported by Reuters.
According to his information, the senators also offered to send funds to the re-equipment of trucks and other vehicles. All transport that will be purchased within this program must be manufactured in the United States.
Senators noted that at present only 2% of American buses are transport with zero emissions.