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This week’s R&D is on American infrastructure. The Biden administration has made upgrading American infrastructure a policy priority and worked across the aisle with Republicans on a $1 trillion package in the Senate. The House has yet to vote on the legislation, but progressives are threatening to balk unless the chamber votes on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion social infrastructure package first. Passage of either bill would be a major domestic success for President Biden, but is also showing the difficulties of moving legislation in today’s partisan climate.
What’s in the U.S. Senate’s infrastructure bill?
Here’s a comparison of the plan President Biden proposed in March and the one that passed on Tuesday. https://t.co/ZffSvPfjSK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 10, 2021
From @WSJopinion: As Biden’s approval rating falls, the President needs a win. But Congress isn’t poised to provide, as Democrats feud over the infrastructure bill and budget resolution, writes @BillGalston https://t.co/3tzfrOOioT
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 18, 2021
The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes $65 billion for internet development – some states need more help than others. https://t.co/Tv3wdDub6O
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) August 17, 2021
President Joe Biden has billed the $1 trillion infrastructure investment package under consideration in the Senate as critical to keeping the U.S. ahead of China https://t.co/EUIlG9Z2rP
— POLITICO (@politico) August 7, 2021
“10 reasons to hate the bipartisan ‘infrastructure’ bill” via (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/sWU2G6QxcM pic.twitter.com/2uykqd0YPg
— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2021
By testing and evaluating new types of infrastructure improvements, local leaders can begin to see more widespread, demonstrated benefits and reduced costs from climate improvements, say @jwkane1, Sophie Abo, and @AdieTomer. https://t.co/hVyNNEtPqB pic.twitter.com/iUlxId1z3D
— Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) August 19, 2021
COMMENTARY | Democrats’ $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” spending plan would make inflation worse, leaving more American families scraping by today and saddling future generations with astronomical debt https://t.co/dkIfmNnPny pic.twitter.com/XR1OAyJiCI
— RealClearPolitics (@RealClearNews) August 19, 2021
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that calls for spending $1 trillion on improving the nation’s infrastructure, with most of the funding going to upgrading transportation, water, power infrastructure, and expanding broadband internet access. https://t.co/W1VfnFtwov
— News from Science (@NewsfromScience) August 16, 2021
Congress is ignoring its responsibility to maintain our defense infrastructure. Let’s hope they make this a priority soon. Our national defense depends on it. https://t.co/ajA16OTGTP
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2021
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill that made it through the U.S. Senate on Tuesday includes plans to impose tax reporting requirements on cryptocurrency brokers. The approach could raise $28 billion in revenue over 10 years to go towards maintaining … https://t.co/szSm6uiNFz
— The Christian Science Monitor (@csmonitor) August 12, 2021