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To the Editor:
Re “Democrats Pass a $1 Trillion Plan for Public Works” (front page, Nov. 6):
While a warning shot crossed the bow of Democrats on Election Day, the long-delayed passage of their $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill provides them a good running start for the 2022 midterms.
Every Republican save 13 voted no: no to fixing bridges and ports, no to filling potholes, no to bringing broadband to rural communities, no to clean water and fighting climate change and the list goes on and on. Of course, these Republicans will show up for every ribbon-cutting and shovels in the ground photo op in their districts.
Local Democratic candidates and officials should call them out for their hypocrisy. They put embarrassing Joe Biden before improving the lives of their constituents, and that will be remembered in November 2022.
Robert S. Carroll
Staten Island
To the Editor:
I was shocked to read the headline “Democrats Pass a $1 Trillion Plan for Public Works.” Lost is the fact that this bill passed with the support of 13 Republicans, without whom President Biden’s signature bill would likely have failed. This astonishingly rare example of congressional bipartisanship should be widely celebrated and not omitted from the lead headline. To suggest that it was Democrats alone who passed this into law is misleading at best.
We all have a role to play in repairing the deep divisions that exist between Americans, especially those who have great influence.
Mary Himes
Cos Cob, Conn.
The writer is a founding member of BigTentUSA and is married to Representative Jim Himes, a Democrat.
To the Editor:
Re “How Bill to Fix Infrastructure Survived Brawl” (front page, Nov. 7):
Am I the only constituent actually proud of the what the Democrats have accomplished? So much emphasis is falling on the schisms within the party and its drubbing in the recent election that an unprecedented and desperately needed investment in infrastructure seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. When did $1 trillion become a footnote?
Nancy Pelosi has reminded us of how our political process is supposed to work. Where once the clash of ideas and governing principles that led to compromise occurred across the aisle between the Democrats and Republicans, they now flourish between the centrist and left wings within the Democratic Party.
Fiscal caution among centrists tempers the unchecked, however laudable, ambitions of progressives, and the result will still be as broad and impactful a legislative package as has been implemented in half a century.
Meanwhile, in lieu of any dynamic ideas of their own, Republicans sit on the sidelines heckling and hoping that the Dems hoist themselves on their own petard. I fail to see how that is a strategy likely to benefit the American people.
Jordan Sollitto
San Marino, Calif.
To the Editor:
Re “They Broke With Party on Infrastructure Vote” (news article, Nov. 7):
Representing your congressional district means that you do what is best for your constituents. This may mean making compromises so that legislation can be enacted.
It is so disappointing to see that Representatives Jamaal Bowman (my district) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez along with four other members of “The Squad” voted against this legislation. When we desperately need people to come together, these representatives let us down.
Miriam Kagan Margoshes
Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
To the Editor:
Last year two Latina girls were photographed in a parking lot accessing a fast-food restaurant’s Wi-Fi for school work in Salinas, Calif., reflecting the digital divide faced by nearly one in four Latino families across our state.
With the signing of this $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes a $65 billion investment for broadband, this family, along with millions of others, will now be able to access and afford the internet so that they can unlock opportunities in education, health care and the economy.
The focus must now turn to implementation. Philanthropic organizations like ours have long supported grass-roots community organizations working to close the digital divide. If the bill’s aims are to be achieved, we must partner with and invest boldly in these trusted institutions to make these historic investments an immediate reality. We did it for vaccines and we can do it for infrastructure.
Christian Arana
San Francisco
The writer is vice president of policy for the Latino Community Foundation.
To the Editor:
Let’s hope that the president’s team will use the passage of the $1 trillion infrastructure package to educate and show the naysayers how their locality will benefit. Quite simply, the president and the vice president should go to as many states as possible and concretely explain what the funds will be used for — repairs to these bridges and roads, alterations to these airports, the following parks … and whatever else.
Keep it simple and keep it specific. That’s the only way people will approve of how the government spends our money.
Stephen Gold
Philadelphia
Solving the ‘Havana Syndrome’ Mystery
To the Editor:
Re “The ‘Havana Syndrome’ Mystery” (Opinion, Nov. 4):
Serge Schmemann discusses the “Havana syndrome” — neurological symptoms that American diplomats and spies have reported that are often thought to result from beamed microwave radiation.
Instead of just examining those affected, why not have our Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) astronomers set up radio-detection devices in diplomats’ homes and offices around the world? They could then examine the measurements with a computer analysis similar to what they use to try to detect signals from life-forms elsewhere in the universe.
Jay M. Pasachoff
Williamstown, Mass.
The writer is a professor of astronomy at Williams College.
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