Taking stock of an issue he has made a key domestic priority, President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted his administration’s progress in updating roads, bridges, railroads and more at a convening of his national infrastructure advisory council at the White House on Wednesday. The council includes senior executives from across sectors who advise the president on securing the nation’s infrastructure.
President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal 2023 would boost Agriculture Department spending by 9%, including significant increases for agricultural research and conservation technical assistance and a new round of funding for rural broadband expansion.
The $3.1 billion budget proposal for USDA earmarks $1.8 billion for climate-related programs, including $300 million in new funding for loans to convert rural electric cooperatives to clean energy sources.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), a key architect of the bill, commented on the bill becoming law on November 15, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to hold a vote on both the Build Back Better Act and the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill today. A vote sometime in the next two days on legislation calling for nearly $3 trillion in federal spending that’s been delayed for weeks. Predicting congressional votes is a short-term career but House leadership, especially after fallout from this Tuesday’s elections, are being pressured to Build Back Better fast!
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