10 Senators Say They Agree On Infrastructure 'Framework' — But There Are Few Details
3 years, 9 months ago

10 Senators Say They Agree On Infrastructure 'Framework' — But There Are Few Details

NPR  

10 Senators Say They Agree On Infrastructure 'Framework' — But There Are Few Details Enlarge this image toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images Samuel Corum/Getty Images A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators says they agree on a "framework" for a deal on an infrastructure package, but the members did not release any details and top leaders from both parties have been mostly silent on the development. Sponsor Message "We are discussing our approach with our respective colleagues, and the White House, and remain optimistic that this can lay the groundwork to garner broad support from both parties and meet America's infrastructure needs," the statement said. In a statement, White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said that President Biden "appreciates the Senators' work," but added that "uestions need to be addressed, particularly around the details of both policy and pay-fors, among other matters." In explaining the decision, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said "the latest offer from group did not, in his view, meet the essential needs of our country to restore our roads and bridges, prepare us for our clean energy future, and create jobs."

White House Democrats Biden Republicans Details Senators Infrastructure Framework 10 Senators  proposal  agree  statement  plan  say  white  infrastructure  framework  group  details  house  senators

History of this topic

Trump kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden’s infrastructure money
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden’s infrastructure money

Politico  

And the havoc could range far beyond the targets Trump specified in his order, such as Biden’s slow-rolling $7.5 billion effort to install electric vehicle chargers from coast to coast. “Congress passed landmark infrastructure and climate investments, and now President Trump is attempting to illegally withhold that money from American businesses, communities, and workers,” Pallone said in a statement. “While …

Biden celebrates ‘Infrastructure Week’ — and hopes voters are listening
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden celebrates ‘Infrastructure Week’ — and hopes voters are listening

Politico  

We're tracking Biden’s $1.6 trillion climate and infrastructure spending plans. Scott Monroe, senior director at Fitch’s Global Infrastructure group, said the $550 billion investment in new funding from the 2021 infrastructure law is “a large sum of money,” but not “in relation to the overall infrastructure needs of this country.” “And so it’s certainly beneficial to have this type of …

Biden’s team says progress on big public works projects may hinge on the outcome of the 2024 vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden’s team says progress on big public works projects may hinge on the outcome of the 2024 vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has started 40,000 construction projects since the passage of major infrastructure legislation two years ago and is seeking to make the case that continued progress could depend on keeping Joe Biden in the White House after 2024. “This whole thing could get thrown out of the window if somebody else was sitting over there and …

Biden touts infrastructure investments as US midterm vote looms
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden touts infrastructure investments as US midterm vote looms

Al Jazeera  

Amid Republican criticism of US spending, president promotes economic programmes in battleground state of Pennsylvania. US President Joe Biden has underscored his administration’s efforts to strengthen the country’s ageing infrastructure as he pushes to boost Democrats’ prospects ahead of crucial midterm elections next month. Standing by a partially rebuilt bridge that collapsed in January in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Biden said on …

All about Manchin: What Biden wanted for US, senator did not
2 years, 8 months ago

All about Manchin: What Biden wanted for US, senator did not

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It launched as the new president’s ambitious plan for rebuilding America — a $2.3 trillion domestic infrastructure investment coupled with a $1.8 trillion plan to bolster U.S. families with support for health care, child care, college costs, unseen in generations. Democrats are racing to prop up Biden’s signature domestic proposal ahead of the midterm elections, and narrowed on …

All about Manchin: What Biden wanted for US, senator did not
2 years, 8 months ago

All about Manchin: What Biden wanted for US, senator did not

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It launched as the new president's ambitious plan for rebuilding …

6 months in, Biden’s infrastructure plan has 4,300 projects
2 years, 10 months ago

6 months in, Biden’s infrastructure plan has 4,300 projects

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government said Monday there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $110 billion in funding announced — milestones the administration is publicly heralding as midterm politics intensify. White House senior adviser Mitch Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans, said the roads, bridges and …

Biden issues an infrastructure ‘roadmap’ to help spend $1T
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden issues an infrastructure ‘roadmap’ to help spend $1T

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged U.S. governors on Monday to ramp up their construction plans as his administration rolled out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Biden welcomed governors to the White House on Monday as part of the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, and he cajoled them …

With its agenda stuck, WH puts focus back on infrastructure
3 years, 2 months ago

With its agenda stuck, WH puts focus back on infrastructure

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put behind recent setbacks on voting rights and his economic agenda by outlining progress made in implementing his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. It sounds like hyperbole, but it’s real.” Sixty days after the infrastructure package became law in November, the Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade …

Infrastructure Package Is Now The Law. What Happens Next? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
3 years, 4 months ago

Infrastructure Package Is Now The Law. What Happens Next? : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

President Biden Signed A Massive, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images After years of jokes about unsuccessful Infrastructure Weeks, months of deliberation, and bouts of gridlock on the political left, a $1.2 trillion package made its way through Congress at long last. NPR's White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez followed President Biden around …

US is overhauling ageing infra, adding two billion jobs a year; here's how
3 years, 4 months ago

US is overhauling ageing infra, adding two billion jobs a year; here's how

Firstpost  

President Biden has signed into law a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package, which includes about $550 billion above projected federal spending on roads, bridges, expanded broadband access and more. Long Answer: Here’s a breakup on the new law Roads and Bridges The bill would provide $110 billion to repair the nation’s ageing highways, bridges and roads. Public Transit The $39 …

'Your life is going to change for the better': Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure deal
3 years, 4 months ago

'Your life is going to change for the better': Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure deal

India TV News  

President Joe Biden signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn, declaring that the new infusion of cash for roads, bridges, ports and more is going to make life “change for the better” for the American people. “We see this as is an opportunity because we know that …

Biden signs $1T infrastructure deal with bipartisan crowd
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs $1T infrastructure deal with bipartisan crowd

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn, declaring that the new infusion of cash for roads, bridges, ports and more is going to make life “change for the better” for the American people. “We see this as is an opportunity because we …

Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the infrastructure plan
3 years, 4 months ago

Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the infrastructure plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joe Biden signed into law Monday has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more. A breakdown of the bill that became law Monday: ROADS AND BRIDGES The bill would provide $110 billion to repair the nation’s aging highways, bridges and roads. PASSENGER …

Joe Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, His Second Major Accomplishment, Into Law
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, His Second Major Accomplishment, Into Law

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden on Monday signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, his second major legislative accomplishment as president following the coronavirus relief package earlier this year, and one Democrats are hoping will lift his shaky political standing ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Biden hailed the bill as “proof that despite the cynics, Democrats and Republicans …

Biden signs infrastructure bill into law at rare bipartisan gathering
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs infrastructure bill into law at rare bipartisan gathering

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and marked the major legislative victory at a White House event with lawmakers from both parties. Notably, Biden also thanked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who did not attend the signing ceremony, “for voting for this bill and talking about how useful and important …

Biden signs $1.2 trillion US infrastructure bill into law
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs $1.2 trillion US infrastructure bill into law

Al Jazeera  

A second bill – Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan – is expected to be debated in Congress this week. President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure investment plan into law at the White House, offering an optimistic outlook for the improving but still damaged US economy and claiming progress in his ambitious legislative agenda. Biden will visit General Motors’s …

Biden signs historic $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs historic $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill

LA Times  

Biden said the legislation will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost its economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden on Monday signed a historic $1-trillion bipartisan bill that he said will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost the nation’s economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Portman of Ohio who said he hoped …

Biden faces fresh challenges after infrastructure victory
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden faces fresh challenges after infrastructure victory

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His biggest mistake, Obama said in 2012, was thinking that the job of the …

Biden: Infrastructure bill will ease economy woes, just wait
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden: Infrastructure bill will ease economy woes, just wait

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden touted his $1 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday as an eventual fix for the nation’s inflation and supply chain woes — if Americans just have the patience to wait for the construction to begin. Biden said the infrastructure spending would create jobs paying $45 an hour, nearly 50% above the current national average. Many Americans have …

Here’s how long it may take Biden’s infrastructure package to jolt the economy
3 years, 4 months ago

Here’s how long it may take Biden’s infrastructure package to jolt the economy

CNN  

Washington CNN — It may be years before Americans are driving over new bridges or plugging their electric vehicles into a new highway charger funded by President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package. This year’s formula funding will go out within the next six months, and the application process will open for some of the grant programs during the same period, Transportation …

Folks, the Infrastructure Bill Is Way Better Than You Realize
55 years, 3 months ago

Folks, the Infrastructure Bill Is Way Better Than You Realize

Slate  

After decades of broken promises, and then years of Trump-era memes riffing on those broken promises, the United States has finally hit a long-elusive milestone: It’s really, actually infrastructure week. On Friday night, the House of Representatives passed the mammoth hard infrastructure and climate bill known generally as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, or BIF, after a concession from progressives who’d …

Biden faces fresh challenges after infrastructure victory
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden faces fresh challenges after infrastructure victory

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — He has been here before. President Joe Biden doesn’t need to look any further back than his time as vice president to grasp the challenges that lie ahead in promoting his new $1 trillion infrastructure deal to the American people and getting the money out the door fast enough that they can feel a real impact. Obama’s biggest …

Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the infrastructure bill
3 years, 4 months ago

Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the infrastructure bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more. PUBLIC TRANSIT The $39 billion for public transit in the legislation would expand transportation systems, improve accessibility for people with disabilities and provide dollars to …

Biden hails infrastructure win as ‘monumental step forward’
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden hails infrastructure win as ‘monumental step forward’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed Congress’ passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a “monumental step forward for the nation” after fractious fellow Democrats resolved a months-long standoff in their ranks to seal the deal. “I’m so happy to say that: infrastructure week.” The House passed the measure 228-206 late Friday, prompting prolonged cheers from the …

After months of delays, US Congress finally passes Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package
3 years, 4 months ago

After months of delays, US Congress finally passes Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package

Firstpost  

The bill was passed with a 228-206 vote, with 13 Republicans, mostly moderates, supporting the legislation Washington: The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim. But in …

WATCH: House passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden's agenda
3 years, 4 months ago

WATCH: House passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden's agenda

Raw Story  

The House late Friday approved a roughly $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in a major victory for President Joe Biden's agenda. "The vote hands Biden a victory on a major bipartisan bill, but one that took months to get through Congress and revealed deep divisions in the Democratic Party." "However, moderates and progressives spent months going back and forth over …

Biden secures bipartisan win with infrastructure vote
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden secures bipartisan win with infrastructure vote

LA Times  

President Biden delivers remarks on the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill at the White House on Saturday. President Biden on Saturday marked a major step forward on the rocky path toward enacting his sweeping economic agenda, hailing the passage of bipartisan infrastructure legislation while urging his party to also enact another measure to expand the social safety net and …

US Congress passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill
3 years, 4 months ago

US Congress passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Al Jazeera  

Biden will now oversee the biggest upgrade of America’s roads, railways and other transportation infrastructure in a generation. After a daylong standoff, Democrats set aside divisions between progressives and centrists to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a package of highway, broadband and other infrastructure improvements, sending it to US President Joe Biden to sign into law. Biden on Saturday …

House passes $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure package
3 years, 4 months ago

House passes $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure package

LA Times  

The House passed a historic $1-trillion infrastructure package Friday night and voted to allow formal debate on a larger social spending and climate bill, a show of progress on President Biden’s agenda after months of division between centrists and progressives. For weeks, progressives blocked a vote on the infrastructure bill as leverage to ensure the Senate took strong action on …

Biden says final passage of $1 trillion infrastructure plan is a big step forward
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden says final passage of $1 trillion infrastructure plan is a big step forward

NPR  

Biden says final passage of $1 trillion infrastructure plan is a big step forward Enlarge this image toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images Samuel Corum/Getty Images After months of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives has passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, 228-206, fulfilling a major priority for President Biden's domestic agenda and cementing a political victory for Democrats. Biden …

Joe Manchin throws last-minute wrench in Democrats' infrastructure negotiations
3 years, 5 months ago

Joe Manchin throws last-minute wrench in Democrats' infrastructure negotiations

Salon  

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — who has, along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, emerged as one of the two most prominent Democrats to hold up President Joe Biden's legislative package — signaled on Monday that he may not be ready to back the already-watered down agenda. Despite offering hope to Biden supporters last week, Manchin now claims …

Biden calls those against infrastructure bills 'complicit in America's decline'
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden calls those against infrastructure bills 'complicit in America's decline'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden arrived in Michigan Tuesday to hawk his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the larger budget bill at a union hall. Gretchen Whitmer President Joe Biden is shown a front-end lower simulator at the International Union of Operating Engineers Training Facility in Howell, Michigan on Tuesday before delivering remarks President Joe Biden was shown both vintage and …

Republicans Are Split On The Infrastructure Bill, But It's Mostly A Messaging Fight
3 years, 6 months ago

Republicans Are Split On The Infrastructure Bill, But It's Mostly A Messaging Fight

NPR  

Republicans Are Split On The Infrastructure Bill, But It's Mostly A Messaging Fight Enlarge this image toggle caption T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Thursday. Unlike Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who voted for the infrastructure bill but didn't weigh in publicly …

Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — It’s a consequential week for President Joe Biden’s agenda, as Democratic leaders delicately trim back his $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” package to win over remaining lawmakers and work to quickly pass legislation to avoid a federal shutdown. “Let me just say, it’s an eventful week,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday on ABC’s “This …

Biden back at the White House weekend at Camp David negotiations loom on $3.5 trillion budget bill
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden back at the White House weekend at Camp David negotiations loom on $3.5 trillion budget bill

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Sunday night together with first lady Jill Biden after a weekend away at Camp David at the start of what is expected to be a high stakes week in his presidency. Biden is pictured arriving back at the White House from Camp David Sunday evening The week is among the most …

US Democrats face consequential week on infrastructure overhaul
3 years, 6 months ago

US Democrats face consequential week on infrastructure overhaul

Al Jazeera  

The United States Congress is set to consider two pieces of key infrastructure legislation in the coming days, in a week for Democrats that is expected to have wide-ranging implications for the presidency of Joe Biden and next year’s midterm elections. Democrats’ ability to unify behind two infrastructure bills – one a $1 trillion package aimed at physical infrastructure, the …

Opinion: Biden’s presidency comes down to this
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Biden’s presidency comes down to this

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. Julian Zelizer CNN But his agenda could come apart at the seams …

Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast
3 years, 6 months ago

Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Global warming is upon us," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “When you …

Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans

Associated Press  

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters, as well as $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan to help with transportation, government processing and public health screenings. Shalanda Young, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a …

Joe Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill
3 years, 7 months ago

Joe Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill

CNN  

CNN — Sen. Joe Manchin, the most pivotal Democratic swing vote in the Senate, threw a major wrench in his party’s carefully crafted plans to pass a massive $3.5 trillion bill by month’s end, demanding they take a “strategic pause” before considering a sweeping bill to implement much of President Joe Biden’s agenda. Manchin, who has long been skeptical of …

Moderate Dems demand quick passage of infrastructure bill
3 years, 7 months ago

Moderate Dems demand quick passage of infrastructure bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Moderate House Democrats say they would sink a crucial fiscal …

What’s inside the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill
3 years, 7 months ago

What’s inside the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan plan to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize public works systems and boost broadband internet, among other improvements to the nation’s infrastructure. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said just before the bill passed on Tuesday that the legislation is “a decades-overdue step to revitalize America’s infrastructure and give our workers, …

Remember: Mitch McConnell didn’t pass this infrastructure bill out of the goodness of his heart
3 years, 7 months ago

Remember: Mitch McConnell didn’t pass this infrastructure bill out of the goodness of his heart

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With passage …

Senate approves Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill with funds for California
3 years, 7 months ago

Senate approves Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill with funds for California

LA Times  

Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer reacts after the Senate approved the infrastructure bill, with 19 Republicans voting with the Democratic caucus. The Senate on Tuesday approved an expansive bill to rebuild the nation’s aging roads and bridges, with $8.3 billion specifically targeted to water infrastructure projects in the West and billions more to fund national projects to mitigate the impact …

A win for Biden, US Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill
3 years, 7 months ago

A win for Biden, US Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Al Jazeera  

After years of partisan gridlock, Republicans join Democrats in support of future investment in highways, transit. Hours later, the Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution – voting 50-49 along party lines – meant to serve as bedrock of the Biden administration’s resphaing federal priorities. The US House of Representatives is prepared to take up both the $1 trillion infrastructure …

The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote
3 years, 7 months ago

The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote

NPR  

The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote Enlarge this image toggle caption J. David Ake/AP J. David Ake/AP The Senate voted 69-30 Tuesday to approve a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, a historic piece of legislation that could reshape American lives for decades. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., whose leadership in the talks …

Here Are The Republicans Who Voted For The Infrastructure Bill In The Senate
3 years, 7 months ago

Here Are The Republicans Who Voted For The Infrastructure Bill In The Senate

NPR  

Here Are The Republicans Who Voted For The Infrastructure Bill In The Senate Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to invest $1 trillion in the nation's infrastructure, including the electric grid and broadband access. Former President Donald Trump had urged Republicans to vote against the bill, …

Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage
3 years, 7 months ago

Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senators hoisted the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package over another hurdle late Sunday, a coalition of Democrats and Republicans pushing it closer to passage despite a few holdouts trying to derail one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would provide what Biden has called a “historic investment” in public works programs, the …

Senate Democrats unveil $3.5-trillion budget for social and climate programs
3 years, 7 months ago

Senate Democrats unveil $3.5-trillion budget for social and climate programs

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer speaks to reporters as lawmakers work to advance the $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill at the Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Democrats unveiled a budget resolution Monday that maps $3.5 trillion in spending boosts and tax breaks aimed at strengthening social and environmental programs, setting up an autumn battle over President Biden’s domestic policy ambitions. Included …

Discover Related