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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:54 PM Apr 2021

Biden's big infrastructure plan hits a slow moving turtle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious “ Rebuild America” agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments.

Much the way Republicans provided no votes for the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, they plan to stay on the sidelines for this next big lift by the White House, forcing Democrats to take full ownership of the massive package of spending and corporate tax hikes that Biden wants approved over the summer. Both sides are digging in this week as Biden shows no signs adjusting to satisfy Republican leaders, instead appealing directly to their constituents.

"They know we need it,” Biden said of the Republicans Monday as he returned to Washington.

The president did not close the door on negotiations but vowed to “push as hard as I can" for the plan. "Everybody around the world is investing billions and billions of dollars in infrastructure, and we’re going to do it here,” he said.

https://money.yahoo.com/bidens-big-infrastructure-plan-hits-040755165.html

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Biden's big infrastructure plan hits a slow moving turtle (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2021 OP
For once the slow moving turtle is road kill!! PortTack Apr 2021 #1
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