Senate Infrastructure Bill Adds Billions to Deficit Says CBO
We ran the numbers: There are 1994 news articles covering this topic. 53% (1064) are left leaning, 32% (640) are center, and 15% (290) are right leaning.
The Congressional Budget Office found that the bipartisan infrastructure deal moving through the Senate would increase the federal deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars. While left-leaning articles highlight that the estimate could strain political support for the $1 trillion infrastructure package among Republicans who said they are concerned about its impact on the deficit, right-leaning articles highlight that Republican Senator James Lankford is pushing for changes to Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.
The Washington Post published a left-leaning article highlighting that the estimate could strain political support for the $1 trillion infrastructure package among Republicans who said they are concerned about its impact on the deficit. The plan would add $256 billion to the deficit over the next 10 years.
A centrist article by Brookings highlights that the Senate infrastructure bill will make the country more inclusive, environmentally resilient and industrially competitive. The article argues that the bill invests at a scale the country needs.
A right-leaning article by Washington Times highlights that Republican Senator James Lankford is pushing for changes to Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package to ensure tax dollars don’t go to federal contractors who employ illegal aliens. Lankford has offered an amendment to the infrastructure bill that requires federal contractors bidding for projects paid for by the package to use E-Verify.
From the left
Senate infrastructure deal would add hundreds of billions of dollars to the deficit, CBO says
The Washington Post
From the right
Build America by Hiring Americans': Lankford Pushes E-Verify Requirements in Infrastructure Package
Washington Times