Top
image credit: Unsplash

Democratic, GOP House Members Pitch New Infrastructure Plan

June 9, 2021

Category:

A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. House members that is trying to keep alive the hope of a bipartisan infrastructure package said late June 8 agreement had been reached on $761.8 billion in new spending over eight years.

Together with $487.2 billion in spending that Congress already was likely to enact, the total would come to $1.2 trillion, according to a House aide. President Joe Biden pitched a $1.7 trillion package in separate talks with a group of Republican senators, which concluded June 8 without a deal.

Read More on Transport Topics