The midterm elections are less than 60 days away, and Biden’s travel to Boston is his latest effort.
US President Biden on Monday bemoaned the state of U.S. airports as he touted the ways a bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year would help upgrade terminals, improve the passenger experience and reduce emissions.
Biden, at the airport, stressed the importance of competing with other countries like China in addition to rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure.
“We risk losing our edge as nation to China, and the rest of the world is catching up. That stops now, with investments like we’re celebrating here today,” Biden said.
Biden highlighted a $62 million investment in Logan Airport through the infrastructure law. The funding will be used to modernize the international terminal of the airport and to improve roadways that keep planes circulating.
The investments will create nearly 6,000 jobs, Biden said, and will help add more ticket counters in the airport, cut down time for passengers trying to make connections and reduce the time planes spend idling on the tarmac, cutting emissions in the process.
“Folks, America invented modern aviation, but we’ve allowed our airports to lag behind our competitors. Today — today, not a single, solitary American airport — not one — ranks in the top 25 in the world. The United States of America, not one airport ranks in the top 25 in the world. What in the hell is the matter with us? “
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