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AdvertisementHarris visits NHEC for broadband access chat, later gives remarks after visiting with IBEW workersVice President Kamala Harris promotes infrastructure plan in visits to Plymouth, ConcordHarris visits NHEC for broadband access chat, later gives remarks after visiting with IBEW workersHide TranscriptShow TranscriptIMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE ROADS AND BRIDGES, BUT IT WILL AL CREATE JOBS AND BOOST THE ECONOMY. THE FIRST STOP FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WAS NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTRIC CO-OP IN PLYMOUTH. THERE, SHE HELD A LISTENING SESSION WITH EMPLOYEES HARRIS ALSO DISCUSSED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S AMERICAN RESCU PLAN, HIGHLIGHTING ITS FOCUS T INVEST $100 BILLION TO CREATE HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. &gt;&gt; NOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. WE KNEW THAT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND IT BECAME AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. TIM: HARRIS COMPARED THE RESCUE PLAN TO THE COUNTRY’S EFFORTS IN ELECTRICITY EXPANSION IN THE 1930’S. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE A LEGACY OF DOI THIS WORK IN AMERICA. TIM: THE VICE PRESIDENT AL TOUTED JOB CREATION DURING A STOP AT THE IBEW LOCAL 4 HEADQUARTERS IN CONCORD. &gt;&gt; $100 BILLION IS BEING INVESTED IN EXACTLY WHAT IBEW IS DOING HERE THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO LET PEOPLE TAKE ON THE JOBS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT BUILDING BACK UP BROADBAND. TIM: BUT REPUBLICANS SAY TODAY’ VISIT IS A POLITICAL STUNT. &gt;&gt; AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE IN A CRISIS ON THE BORDER AND THAT’ WHERE SHE SHOULD BE VISITING. TIM: REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS HAVE PUT UP THEIR OWN PLAN. THAT TAKES A LOOK AT FOCUSIN ON TYPICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE ROADS AND BRIDGES, BUT DOES NOT DISCUSS BROADBAND.AdvertisementVice President Kamala Harris promotes infrastructure plan in visits to Plymouth, ConcordHarris visits NHEC for broadband access chat, later gives remarks after visiting with IBEW workersVice President Kamala Harris touted the administration's infrastructure plan Friday during a trip to New Hampshire.The vice president said the American Jobs Plan will not only improve local roads and bridges, but will also bring technology to smaller towns, all while creating jobs and boosting the economy. &gt;&gt; VIDEOS: Harris arrives in NH | Harris is greeted by governor, othersThe first stop for Harris was New Hampshire Electric Co-op in Plymouth, where she held a listening session with employees. She said the plan would invest $100 billion in creating high-speed broadband across the country."Now, you have to have access to the internet," she said. "We knew that before the pandemic, and it became an absolute necessity during the pandemic."&gt;&gt; VIDEO: See the full listening session at NHECHarris compared the plan to the country's efforts to expand electricity in the 1930s."We have a legacy of doing this work in America," she said.The vice president also touted job creation during a stop at the IBEW Local 490 headquarters in Concord. &gt;&gt; VIDEO: See Harris's full remarks in Concord"One hundred billion dollars is being invested in exactly what IBEW is doing here -- the skills development to let people take on the jobs that are going to be about building back up broadband," Harris said.Republicans called the visit a political stunt. "New Hampshire's an important state politically, but at the moment, we're in a crisis on the border, and that's where she should be visiting," said Republican National Committee spokesman Paris Dennard.Republicans in Congress have put up a plan that focuses on what they call more traditional infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, and not broadband. It has a price tag of $600 billion, compared to the Biden administration's $2 trillion plan. &gt;&gt; VIDEO FROM EARLIER: Watch as Harris participates in a listening session in Plymouth:Vice President Kamala Harris touted the administration's infrastructure plan Friday during a trip to New Hampshire.The vice president said the American Jobs Plan will not only improve local roads and bridges, but will also bring technology to smaller towns, all while creating jobs and boosting the economy.Advertisement&gt;&gt; VIDEOS: | The first stop for Harris was New Hampshire Electric Co-op in Plymouth, where she held a listening session with employees. She said the plan would invest $100 billion in creating high-speed broadband across the country."Now, you have to have access to the internet," she said. "We knew that before the pandemic, and it became an absolute necessity during the pandemic."&gt;&gt; VIDEO:Harris compared the plan to the country's efforts to expand electricity in the 1930s."We have a legacy of doing this work in America," she said.The vice president also touted job creation during a stop at the IBEW Local 490 headquarters in Concord. &gt;&gt; VIDEO: "One hundred billion dollars is being invested in exactly what IBEW is doing here -- the skills development to let people take on the jobs that are going to be about building back up broadband," Harris said.Republicans called the visit a political stunt. "New Hampshire's an important state politically, but at the moment, we're in a crisis on the border, and that's where she should be visiting," said Republican National Committee spokesman Paris Dennard.Republicans in Congress have put up a plan that focuses on what they call more traditional infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, and not broadband. It has a price tag of $600 billion, compared to the Biden administration's $2 trillion plan. &gt;&gt; VIDEO FROM EARLIER: Watch as Harris participates in a listening session in Plymouth:Loading more articles...

AdvertisementHarris visits NHEC for broadband access chat, later gives remarks after visiting with IBEW workersVice President Kamala Harris promotes infrastructure plan in visits to Plymouth, ConcordHarris visits NHEC for broadband access chat, later gives remarks after visiting with IBEW workersHide TranscriptShow TranscriptIMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE ROADS AND BRIDGES, BUT IT WILL AL CREATE JOBS AND BOOST THE ECONOMY. THE FIRST STOP FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WAS NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTRIC CO-OP IN PLYMOUTH. THERE, SHE HELD A LISTENING SESSION WITH EMPLOYEES HARRIS ALSO DISCUSSED THE...

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