Biden and GOP Reach Broad Infrastructure Deal
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On Thursday, President Biden announced a bipartisan infrastructure agreement after meeting with a group of senators from both parties. While left-leaning articles highlight that the agreement on traditional infrastructure projects in the package is the first major increase of federal public works spending since Obama’s 2009 economic rescue plan, right-leaning articles highlight that Republicans are walking into a trap set by Democrats.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that the agreement on traditional infrastructure projects in the package is the first major increase of federal public works spending since Obama’s 2009 economic rescue plan. The plan would also pour billions of dollars into waterways and coastlines.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that his package focuses on traditional infrastructure investment items such as roads, bridges and rail, along with broadband internet. The bipartisan framework is a result of weeks of negotiations and is seen as an early step in a broader negotiation for Biden’s calls for more than $2 trillion for new spending.
A right-leaning article by New York Post highlights that Republicans are walking into a trap set by Democrats. The article notes that Democrats are allowed to pass at least one more reconciliation bill this year and suggests that they will use it to pass the rest of the $4 trillion infrastructure package themselves.
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