Why Kamala Harris loves yellow school buses: VP promotes electric buses

Vice President Kamala Harris is really into electric school buses.

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Harris said she will announce $1 billion rebate awards for school districts across the country.

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This is specifically to those schools that will support the purchase of nearly 2,500 electric school buses.

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The EPA grants are funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law that passed in 2021.

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It allows for the purchase of more than 2,400 electric or low-emission school buses in 389 school districts.

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This step from Harris is reported to be her commitment to addressing climate change.

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Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney with a net worth of $5 million in 2022.

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When Harris was sworn-in, she became the first female Vice President in US history and the first person of color to hold this office.

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