Biden, top team to crisscross U.S. in victory tour for $1 trillion infrastructure bill
President Joe Biden and top officials in his Cabinet are hitting the road to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed in Congress last week, as they explain when and where Americans can expect to see some of the funds in their own communities.
White House aides are planning a bipartisan signing ceremony for the infrastructure bill as soon as this week, after it gained final passage on Friday night when Democrats who control the House of Representatives ended months of bickering and approved it.
Biden is also pressing lawmakers to approve a separate, climate and safety-net package known as his Build Back Better plan. It is estimated to cost about $1.75 trillion and has been the subject of fierce debate on Capitol Hill.
“It’s going to be a tough fight. It ain’t over yet, as the expression goes, but I feel good, and I think people are beginning to realize it’s important to get it done," Biden told reporters on Monday.
Factbox-U.S. infrastructure bill spending on power grid and electrification
President Joe Biden is expected soon to sign a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday.
The bill includes about $73 billion to modernize the U.S. power grid, according to energy experts - to be spent in a number of ways. Here are some of the budget items in the bill for spending on the power grid and clean energy.
Reference: Reuters
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