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Biden Promotes Social Infrastructure

At his State of the Union on March 1, President Joe Biden is expected to promote aspects of a nearly $2 trillion social infrastructure budget that dominated Democrats鈥 agenda last year.

February 24, 2022
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Manchin Calls 鈥楤uild Back Better鈥 Plan Dead

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said President Joe Biden鈥檚 $2 trillion Build Back Better plan is 鈥渄ead,鈥 and any talks on reviving key parts of it must start from scratch.

February 1, 2022
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Biden Visits Collapsed Bridge, Touts Infrastructure Needs

PITTSBURGH 鈥 Arriving just hours after a serious bridge collapse, President Joe Biden stared into the cratered muddy earth where the aging span fell early Jan. 28, striking evidence supporting the $1 trillion infrastructure law he already had planned to tout on his trip here.

January 28, 2022
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Biden Gets CEO Support for Economic Agenda

WASHINGTON 鈥 President Joe Biden on Jan. 26 secured the blessing of several business leaders, including Cummins' Tom Linebarger, on his economic agenda that has stalled in the Senate, part of an effort to restart some momentum for the nearly $2 trillion in spending and tax increases that he has proposed.

January 26, 2022
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Biden, Congressional Dems to Calibrate Build Back Better Act

Legislative components of a nearly $2 trillion U.S. House-passed social infrastructure budget likely will be considered separately in Congress over the coming weeks, President Joe Biden said Jan. 19.

January 20, 2022
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Biden Economic Bill Pushed to 2022 Amid Democrats鈥 Discord

Senate Democrats are abandoning efforts to pass President Joe Biden鈥檚 $2 trillion economic agenda this year, delivering a political blow to the White House, which has failed to rally the fractious party around its signature legislation.

December 16, 2021
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Musk Not a Fan of Biden鈥檚 Build Back Better Act

Tesla Inc.鈥檚 Elon Musk spoke out in opposition to President Joe Biden鈥檚 signature economic package, questioning the need for legislation that would support electric car adoption due to concerns government spending is out of control.

December 7, 2021
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Biden鈥檚 Urgency Belies Infrastructure Rollout Running Into 2030s

President Joe Biden鈥檚 multistate tour to tout a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan is designed to boost Democrats in the midterm elections, but the slow-moving wheels of government won鈥檛 allow him to show off many new roads or bridges next year 鈥 or even in time for the 2024 presidential election.

December 6, 2021
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Biden Puts Focus on Infrastructure Amid New Virus Concerns

President Joe Biden is visiting a Minnesota community college Nov. 30 to highlight how his $1 trillion infrastructure law will create jobs and help train workers.

November 30, 2021
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Biden Signs $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Nov. 15 on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican lawmakers on hand for what could be one of the last shows of bipartisanship ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

November 15, 2021