Washington, Oct. 9 -- Congresswoman Jahana Hayes issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), was joined by Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) and Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01) to introduce the Clean School Bus Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize $1 billion in funding to help school districts across the country replace traditional school buses with electric bus alternatives. Specifically, the legislation would provide $1 billion for the Clean School Bus program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Every day, 20 million children and thousands of bus drivers breathe polluted air during their commute to school, which negatively impacts student health and attendance, par...