Here in Washington, we’ve heard countless speeches and promises on infrastructure.
Today, we finally got it done.
America is moving again. And fifty years from now, I truly believe they will say this was the moment we won the competition for the 21st century. pic.twitter.com/PFQqemLbTe
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 15, 2021
President Biden signed into law a $1 trillion infrastructure bill designed to create jobs across the country by dispersing billions of dollars to state and local governments to fix crumbling bridges and roads and expand broadband internet access https://t.co/QX5ia0R5eE pic.twitter.com/YD5sTFeluS
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2021
The politicians and leaders standing behind President Biden when he signed the infrastructure bill could provide a glimpse of figures that the president will depend on most to carry out his agenda. Here's who came to the ceremony. https://t.co/4cKZkWaczR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 16, 2021
More than 800 lawmakers, elected officials and other political leaders from both sides of the aisle gathered on the White House lawn Monday afternoon to celebrate the passing of an infrastructure bill that President Biden believes will revolutionize how Americans go about their lives for years to come.
After months of attempts to get House members to back the legislation, enough lawmakers — including 13 Republicans — supported the bill that ultimately looked drastically different from the one Biden originally proposed. However, Biden will list the passage of the $1.2 trillion bill as a key accomplishment of his first term and is doing so with a ceremony that the White House probably hopes convinces viewers of how hard the president is working for the American people…
Members of Congress, governors, mayors, state and local elected officials, as well as labor leaders, business leaders and other stakeholders, sat before a dais that included 30 key players from both sides of the aisle and representing diverse communities across America…
Opinion by Jennifer Rubin: “Whether the country has lost the requisite patience and trust in government to allow for such a mature conversation remains unknown. Biden nevertheless has no alternative but to try.” https://t.co/0IF0ljvYdK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 16, 2021
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