House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) in 2021. | Photo via House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Facebook
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) in 2021. | Photo via House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Facebook
While touring Atlanta's Sweet Auburn District Thursday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) took part in a roundtable discussion with community leaders, determining how they can use new grant funding set aside as a part of the Inflation Reduction Act, passed last month.
According to a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta, Pelosi was joined by Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA), who highlighted the $3 billion in new funding to reconnect neighborhoods impacted by poor transportation infrastructure.
"Atlanta has the opportunity to be an example to the country," FOX 5 reports Pelosi said during the event at Big Bethel AME Church.
In justifying the government's actions, Williams pointed to higher rates of asthma for people living in the area as well as hotter temperatures because of idling cars, FOX 5 reports.
This comes as FOX 5 reports Republican lawmakers have constantly pushed back against the new legislation, arguing that all the additional spending will only serve to further stall the economy.
Groups can apply for the grant pilot program at grants.gov, the report states.
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