April 7, 2021 Democrats, Biden push limits of infrastructure definition as fight over spending plan takes shape Democrats are pushing the limits of what can be defined as "infrastructure" as they aim to sell President Biden's $2 trillion-plus spending plan to the American people.Â
April 5, 2021 Biden vows to get $2T spending bill passed, hits back at GOP criticism: 'I'm going to push as hard as I can' President Biden on Monday said he will "push as hard" as he can to get his $2 trillion spending bill through Congress, despite criticism from Republican lawmakers about its size and the contents of the package.
April 5, 2021 Jason Chaffetz: Democrats' crisis relief a pretext to throw trillions at this 'disaster liberalism' agenda When you hear that Democrats are about to spend $2.2 trillion (more than half the total amount this country collects in tax revenues in a given year), you might imagine that money is for roads, highways, bridges and ports. You would be less than 10% right.
April 4, 2021 Biden adviser Brian Deese tells 'Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Sunday' economy still has 'long way to go,' needs new spending plan National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said Sunday that President Biden's new spending plan is still sorely needed despite a strong March jobs report and a variety of other positive economic signs in recent months.Â
April 2, 2021 Biden's $2T spending plan, billed as infrastructure bill, spends less than half on infrastructure President Biden's $2.2 trillion spending plan, which is being promoted largely as a bill to address infrastructure, directs well under half of its total money to things traditionally defined as infrastructure, according to a Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ analysis.Â
April 2, 2021 McConnell says Biden's infrastructure package won't get GOP support, will oppose it 'every step of the way' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday told reporters President Biden’s proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure package "is not going to get support" from Republicans and said he plans to oppose it "every step of the way."
April 1, 2021 Biden convenes Cabinet meeting amid border crisis, spending bill push President Biden held his first Cabinet meeting on Thursday from the East Room at the White House as his administration grapples with the crisis at the U.S. southern border and as officials push a $2 trillion spending bill through Congress.
March 31, 2021 Rachel Campos-Duffy: Biden put US on 'road to Hell' with 'socialist Trojan horse' infrastructure plan President Biden gave the order to "start paving" the proverbial "road to Hell" Wednesday by announcing a massive "socialist Trojan horse" infrastructure plan, "Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Primetime" host Rachel Campos-Duffy said Wednesday.
March 31, 2021 Psaki says White House will work with GOP on infrastructure bill as Dems prep to jam through on partisan vote White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the White House plans to negotiate with Republicans over President Biden's infrastructure proposals, even as Democrats in Congress are readying to jam it through without any GOP votes.Â
March 26, 2021 Biden suggests plan to rival China's Belt and Road initiative to UK prime minister President Biden suggested western nations develop a plan to rival China’s years-long Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), during a phone conversation with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Friday.