Nancy Pelosi visited with community leaders in the Sweet Auburn District of Atlanta. | Ken Lund/Wikimedia Commons
Nancy Pelosi visited with community leaders in the Sweet Auburn District of Atlanta. | Ken Lund/Wikimedia Commons
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House, recently toured Atlanta's Sweet Auburn District and participated in a roundtable discussion with local community leaders.
The discussion centered around how those leaders can utilize new grant funding that was made available as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. The bill became law in mid-August.
Pelosi and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) discussed reconnecting "neighborhoods that were split after Congress passed the 1956 Federal Highway Transportation Act," FOX 5 Atlanta reported.
"Atlanta has the opportunity to be an example to the country," Pelosi said.
Williams spoke about $3 billion in new funding that was allocated for transportation infrastructure projects.
"We must undo the damage of the 1956 Federal Highway [Transportation] Act, which intentionally decimated neighborhoods like the Sweet Auburn District that were thriving Black communities," she said.
The representative cited higher asthma rates among local residents and hotter temperatures caused by idling cars, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Republicans opposed the Inflation Reduction Act and argued that additional spending will further stall the economy, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. They also expressed concern over increased inflation in recent years.
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