The Trump administration’s Department of Transportation has announced that it has inherited the “unprecedented grant backlog” left by the Biden administration.
Federal Highway Bureau in Dot in late March It has been reported Secretary Sean Duffy has confirmed a $221 million federal grant to rebuild the Washington Bridge in Rhode Island. Its westbound side has been closed since December 2023 after a “significant failure.” The project’s funding was first announced in the fall of 2024, but the Biden administration “could not sign the contract.”
“Under the Trump administration, we’ve tore this red tape and come back to what’s important.”
The DOT announcement said “The Trump administration has inherited about 3,200 non-bligated grants that were promoted but not met by the previous administration.”
“Since taking office, my team has discovered an unprecedented backlog of grants left from the previous administration,” Duffy said.
He denounced the “outrageous day and green new deal requirements” to prevent actual infrastructure from being built and funded.
“Under the Trump administration, we’re tearing this red tape and going back to what’s important. We’re announcing a $221 million grant in the Washington Bridge grant in Rhode Island, as part of our work to bring about real results.
A Dot spokesman said Fox News Digital The backlog totaled $43 billion. After Trump won the election, before he took office, the Biden administration reportedly announced $9 billion worth of grants to 1,000 recipients who were not officially made before Biden left.
“Nothing was done to actually sign these grant agreements and send them to the project,” a DOT spokesman said.
On April 10th Cabinet meetingDuffy spoke to President Donald Trump about the backlog of the massive grants from the previous administration.
“The last administration announced 3,200 projects, big, beautiful roads and bridges. Most of them are good. But they announced them – they didn’t sign a grant agreement,” he explained. “So, no money is going to go out to build the infrastructure in the country, and it’s fun to make the announcement. In fact, putting these grant agreements together is a difficult task.”
Duffy pointed out how the Biden administration includes “green and social justice requirements.”
“We’re pulling it all out and putting money into the infrastructure, not the social movement from the last administration,” he said.
“In contrast to Green Papie Mash, it’s “good steel.”
Duffy announced Monday that DOT has saved taxpayers $63.9 million by ending grants between the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak to build a high-speed rail project in Texas.
Duffy Called The project “distracts from taxpayer funds and Amtrak’s central mission to improve existing sub-par services.”
“If the private sector believes this project is viable, they should move forward with pre-construction work rather than relying on Amtrak and American taxpayers.
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