House Democrats Eye July 4 Deadline to Pass Infrastructure Bill
The ambitious timetable could slip as debate intensifies over aspects of the plan.
The ambitious timetable could slip as debate intensifies over aspects of the plan.
The $2 trillion proposal represents an enormous effort to fight climate change, but it sidesteps a dilemma: When should Americans defend their land, and when should they just move?
For many mothers newly burdened by Covid-19, resentment lingers that the government hasn’t helped more, and sooner. Both political parties are now trying to court them.
The president will begin selling his proposal on Wednesday, saying it would fix 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, while also addressing climate change and racial inequities and raising corporate taxes.
How the $2 trillion in proposed spending breaks down.
The president will propose using the revenue from increasing corporate taxes to pay for eight years of ambitious spending on roads, bridges, utilities and other needs.
In the face of enormous challenges — from the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout to climate change — the current president is outpacing the last two in early spending plans.
House Democrats face hurdles to pushing through the president’s big spending plans, including Republican opposition and resistance from their own ranks.
The establishment has been routed, but its economic orthodoxy rules.
Critics say HS2, a $140 billion project sold as a green alternative to planes and cars, makes less sense than ever in a world where people work from home.