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Pushing to Get Every American High-Speed Internet, Biden Admin Plans $45B Boost
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who’s overseeing the funding distribution, said that universal access to broadband internet would be akin to the electrification of rural America during the 1930s.
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Lightfoot and Pritzker Attend Infrastructure Bill Signing
President Joe Biden signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Chicago-Area Infrastructure Projects Could Benefit from Federal Funds
Illinois is expected to receive around $17 billion to boost its infrastructure and now local leaders are ready to check off their project wish lists. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.
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Biden: Infrastructure Bill Proves ‘Democrats and Republicans Can Come Together and Deliver Results'
On Monday, President Joe Biden signed into law his $1 trillion infrastructure plan.
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Biden on Infrastructure Bill: ‘This Is a Blue-Collar Blueprint to Rebuild America and It's Long Overdue'
After months of political negotiations and gridlock, President Joe Biden spoke on Saturday morning to celebrate the passage of his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill late Friday night.
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Biden Makes Case for Economic Agenda: ‘We're at an Inflection Point'
President Joe Biden spoke at a union event in Michigan on Tuesday to rally support for his infrastructure and “Build Back Better” bills, saying, “The first is a bill to invest in our physical infrastructure, and the second is a bill to invest in our human infrastructure … these bills are not about left versus right.”
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‘Everybody Is Frustrated,' Biden Says as His Agenda Stalls
President Joe Biden is acknowledging frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill
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Vote Delayed, Democrats Struggle to Save Biden $3.5T Bill
Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats remain unable to reach an immediate deal to salvage President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion government overhaul, forcing leaders to call off promised votes on a related public works bill
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Vulnerable Democrats Push for Local Priorities in Budget
Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions of the social safety net and long-sought new programs. But that’s not how many politically vulnerable Democrats are selling them at home.