US Congress Passes Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
US Congress passed President Joe Biden's giant infrastructure package that is one of the pillars of his $3 trillion economic vision after rebel moderates had earlier blocked a vote on his social welfare expansion. The lawmakers rubber-stamped the Senate-passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on the House floor. The passage of the infrastructure spending marks a legacy-making achievement for Biden, amid plunging personal approval ratings and a humiliating upset defeat for his Democratic Party in the Virginia gubernatorial election. Progressives initially blocked the infrastructure vote amid suspicion that Senate centrists would reject the Build Back Better bill as soon as they got their transport upgrades signed into law. But Pelosi refused to back down, insisting on the vote before the end of the day and offering an olive branch to the liberals -- a procedural vote on the "rule" to at least get debate started on Build Back Better. By funding work on roads, bridges and ports and high-speed internet, the White House says it would create millions of high-paying jobs. Build Back Better, on the other hand, does not have the Senate's blessing and is likely to be downsized significantly and put through further arduous votes in the upper chamber, even if it advances from the House.
Tags : INTERNATIONAL Infrastructure White House US Congress President Joe Biden Social Welfare Build Back Better