{"id":113747,"date":"2024-10-13T17:39:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T10:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113747"},"modified":"2024-10-13T17:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T10:39:50","slug":"biden-to-announce-more-than-600-million-for-electric-grid-resilience-during-visit-to-survey-hurricane-milton-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113747","title":{"rendered":"Biden to announce more than $600 million for electric grid resilience during visit to survey Hurricane Milton damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25351eb000mpdnnau37avug@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> will make yet another trip to a community devastated by a hurricane with a Sunday visit to Florida, where he will announce more than half a billion dollars in projects for electric grid resilience, the White House said, as costlier and more frequent storms continue to strain the federal government\u2019s disaster-relief funding.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm253554o00003b5vd46itc4p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden\u2019s visit to St. Petersburg to survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/10\/weather\/map-charts-milton-hurricane-dg\/index.html\">damage from Hurricane Milton<\/a> comes after separate trips the president made earlier this month to that state, along with visits in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina to tour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/06\/us\/how-helene-devastated-western-north-carolina\/index.html\">areas ravaged by Hurricane Helene<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2543s17000v3b5vx6sfb4ln@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It comes as the president and other leaders have urged Congress to work to pass additional funding for disaster-relief and small-business programs with the hurricanes combining with other extreme weather events this year to rapidly drain the government\u2019s aid funds.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26rspqn00003b6mu2efhvdx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The\u00a0$612 million in funding Biden is set to announce, which comes as almost 1.5 million customers struggle with power outages, includes $94 million for projects specifically in Florida, a White House official said, with $47 million going to Gainesville Regional Utilities and $47 million for Switched Source to partner with Florida Power and Light.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26u1x9s00033b6mwwbd0lic@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThese investments are part of the President\u2019s commitment to making long-term investments that protect, enhance, and upgrade our nation\u2019s electric grid, especially in the face of extreme weather events,\u201d the official said in a statement Saturday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26u2mkw00083b6mmp79ddcj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The funds will be disbursed through the Department of Energy\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/gdo\/grid-resilience-and-innovation-partnerships-grip-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm253fk7q00073b5vtf4f44z5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While presidential visits to disaster areas are almost always nonpartisan affairs that serve to demonstrate federal and state governments transcending politics to work together, that effect is amplified now that Biden is no longer a candidate for president in the 2024 election.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm253o490000d3b5vkr3nfg50@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden has frequently been in touch with Republican leaders, including the governors of Florida and Georgia and conservative members of Congress throughout Southeast areas hit by the hurricanes \u2013 and praise is frequently swapped between the state and local levels.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm253iy21000b3b5vxmf6mcyn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The president has been especially complimentary toward state and local officials\u2019 efforts to  discourage their constituents from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/09\/politics\/white-house-hurricane-helene-misinformation\/index.html\">spreading false rumors and misinformation<\/a> \u2013 as leaders say they have led to threats against relief workers on the ground and caused residents to avoid seeking the aid that they need.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm253vixe000m3b5vo2y0n4bf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cConservative, hardcore\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/09\/politics\/republicans-congress-hurricane-misinformation\/index.html\">Republicans in impacted areas<\/a>, he said on Friday, \u201care standing up and saying, \u2018It\u2019s got to stop.\u2019\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm254rov3001h3b5v7knm1kse@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But the veneer of bipartisanship has been slower to translate to Vice President Kamala Harris, who has also been touring disaster sites and in touch with state and local officials. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/07\/politics\/desantis-harris-biden-hurricane-recovery-calls?cid=ios_app\">both accused each other<\/a> of playing politics after reports that DeSantis ignored calls from Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. In response, DeSantis pointed out that he\u2019s been in touch with Biden and that Harris as vice president has no role in the federal government\u2019s response.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2547qh100113b5v949kvxeu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            During his previous trip to Florida, the president met with Sen. Rick Scott, a staunch conservative and close ally of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-45\">Donald Trump<\/a> who has long been a political foil for Biden, the two setting politics aside to tour the storm-ravaged area of Keaton Beach.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm254r6sa00153b5vhvixd29k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden did not meet with DeSantis during his trip to Florida, with the governor instead holding a news conference four hours south of where the president toured.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm254rda200193b5vj6ogds4x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked on Friday whether he planned to visit DeSantis during his latest trip, Biden replied: \u201cIf he\u2019s available,\u201d while calling the governor \u201cvery cooperative.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm254rhnj001c3b5vht8jzpm9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe got on very, very well,\u201d Biden said.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/13\/politics\/biden-florida-hurricane-milton\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 President Joe Biden will make yet another trip to a community devastated by a hurricane with a Sunday visit to Florida, where he will announce more than half &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113747\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113747\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}