Pelosi Seeks Infrastructure Vote Today, but Progressives Resist
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is pressuring House Democrats to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill as soon as today but is running into stiff opposition from progressives, who want to see the legislative text of a larger tax and spending package first.
October 28, 2021Biden Says ‘Sledgehammer’ Bridge Shows Need for Infrastructure Funding
President Joe Biden argued for his economic agenda in New Jersey on Oct. 25, pointing to a train bridge in the state that sometimes can’t be closed without the help of sledgehammers as a sign of decaying U.S. infrastructure.
October 25, 2021Biden-Manchin Meeting Makes ‘Progress’ in Bid to Break Deadlock
The White House said President Joe Biden made progress on his big tax-and-spending plan in a meeting with key moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, though further talks among staffers will be needed.
October 25, 2021Infrastructure Battle Puts China Chip Bill on Back Burner
A bipartisan push to make the U.S. more competitive with China and bolster domestic chip production risks falling by the wayside as Congress grapples with a packed year-end agenda in an ever-more-divided Capitol.
October 20, 2021Biden Focuses on Climate, Families in Trimmed $2 Trillion Plan
WASHINGTON — Scaling down his Build Back Better plans, President Joe Biden on Oct. 19 described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child tax credits, paid family leave, health care and free pre-kindergarten.
October 19, 2021In Reconciliation, Progressives Tout Climate Investments Amid GOP Pushback
As Democrats work on a revised multitrillion-dollar budget package, Republican transportation leaders have ramped up their criticism of congressional leaders and the Biden administration.
October 14, 2021Biden White House Proposes NEPA Guidance Updates
A proposal to restore certain environmental review guidelines for infrastructure projects that were modified by the Trump administration was announced by the Biden White House.
October 12, 2021Sen. Tom Carper Calls on US House to Pass Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON — The top transportation policymaker in the U.S. Senate again called for passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure measure awaiting action in the House.
October 7, 2021Transportation Leaders Push Transformative Updates Post-COVID
WASHINGTON — Large-scale investments aimed at modernizing the country’s mobility networks would help address connectivity concerns exposed during the pandemic, congressional transportation leaders argue as Congress negotiates a big-ticket infrastructure package.
October 7, 2021White House Restoring Environmental Reviews Trump Nixed
WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. The reviews were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
October 6, 2021