Alongside roads, bridges and schools, the White House has also included social issues in President Biden’s infrastructure plan which include ‘advancing racial equity’ and addressing climate change with enormous cash boosts. Below is how the Biden administration plans to tackle these areas
Chris Christie has accused President Joe Biden of ‘lying’ about the contents of a massive infrastructure spending proposal — but quickly faced questions about his own credentials on infrastructure from critics who recalled his infamous ‘Bridgegate’ scandal. ‘You cannot call a $400
Top Republican John Thune claims only 6% of Biden’s bill is actual infrastructure as Energy Secretary Pete Buttigieg refuses to rule out adding in a path to citizenship for ‘dreamers’ in the package South Dakota Sen. John Thune said only 6% of
New petrol and diesel cars could be banned by 2030 under a proposal by a state government body trying to reach zero transport emissions. The recommendation comes from Infrastructure Victoria, who consulted 211 volunteers during a month long virtual workshop on reducing
President Joe Biden tried to get Americans excited about his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday by talking about the potential of future, speedy travel. ‘What we’re really doing is raising the bar on what we can imagine. Imagine a world where
President Joe Biden got visibly angry as he pointed out how America was falling behind the rest of the world as he delivered remarks Wednesday to gain support for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. The president particularly singled out China as a
Amazon has become the first company to endorse Joe Biden’s corporate tax hike to pay for its $2 trillion infrastructure plan – despite the online giant being one of the savviest tax strategists in the world. Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of
Electric vehicles: $174 billion to boost the markets for electric vehicles. Rebates and tax incentives to buy American-made EVs. Included in the plan provided by the White House are grants for governments and private groups to build 500,000 electric vehicle chargers and
Senator Joe Manchin threatened in an interview to hold up President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill in oder to force changes that would water down his proposed corporate tax hike. ‘As the bill exists today, it needs to be changed,’ said Manchin, who
Major American business groups have lined up against President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan – even after many of them got behind his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief effort. The opposition signals the headwinds the White House is up against promoting a