Biden 1st Cabinet Meeting as GOP Refuses to Support Bill
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On Thursday, President Joe Biden set about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. While left-leaning articles highlight that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to oppose the plan “every step of the way,” right-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s proposal is a “green new deal” disguised as an infrastructure project.
A left-leaning article by ABC News highlights that the enormity of Biden’s task to convince America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan was clear as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to oppose the plan “every step of the way.” Biden told his Cabinet at its first meeting that he is enlisting Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to help with the push.
AP News published a centrist article reporting that Biden’s first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor, as Biden’s full Cabinet met Thursday in the spacious White House East Room. During the three minutes that the White House allowed press, Biden announced that he had asked five Cabinet secretaries “to take special responsibility to explain the plan to the American public.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Biden’s proposal is a “green new deal” disguised as an infrastructure project. Representative Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., says Biden’s infrastructure push could be more bipartisan.