U.S. President Joe Biden underscored the passage of a bipartisaninfrastructure billand a strong economic recovery in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, as he battles dismal approval ratings. Standing in the chamber of the House of Representatives, Biden thanked both Democrats a...
He oversaw passage of a sweeping suite of bills that funded infrastructure projects, boosted strategic sectors, built out clean energy and helped propel the economy out of a pandemic-induced deep freeze. His electoral loss — their narrative goes — was fed by price surges largely beyond his ...
“The country has not had a real infrastructure bill since Dwight Eisenhower set up the highway system. This could do more for American manufacturing and blue-collar jobs than anything else,” said former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell (D), a proponent of infrastructure spending. “It’s cruc...
Loading low-carbon energy initiatives into an infrastructure bill will likely be more divisive in Congress than previous Covid stimulus legislation. The last major push to pass climate legislation through the Senate was in 2009, when congressional Democrats failed to pass a carbon-pricing system. Rea...
Phil Murphy touting the administration's infrastructure bill. Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app! | Sign up for FOX 5 email newsletters Democrats and Republicans hope to reach an agreement before Biden leaves for Scotland later this week. Biden has noted that the ...
While the infrastructure bill provides for EV charging stations, automakers are also banking on passage of a $2 trillion, Democrat-only spending bill that was put on hold Friday in the House as progressives and centrists work out issues over cost. That measure also is e...
The U.S. used to be first in the world in infrastructure, but now ranks eighth, Mr. Biden said, claiming infrastructure deficiencies cost the U.S. $160 billion a year in economic benefits. But the president cited benefits other than economic ones, too, insisting that his plan will increas...
Mr. Biden noted that some Republicans who opposed the infrastructure bill have been cheering investments in their districts. "If any of you don't want that money in your district, just let me know," he said. The president introduced Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, and Daw...
levied against the bill: to get bipartisan agreement on the package, many of the "human infrastructure" ideas that had been championed by progressives were put off for a later date and separate legislative effort, and many remain concerned about the fate of this part of the infrastructure ...
President Biden said Thursday that he will travel to Pittsburgh next week to announce details of his multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill, a sweeping measure that's expected to include funds for roads and bridges, as well as address issues like clima