Erik Wasson
Biden Infrastructure Plan’s Chances Gain as GOP Preps Offer
President Joe Biden walks on the Ellipse after exiting Marine One near the White House May 17. (Shawn Thew/EPA via Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden’s prospects for passing a major infrastructure bill through Congress with bipartisan support — seen unlikely in the wake of his Democrat-only pandemic-relief package in March — are now rising, though disagreements over funding still could scrap a deal.
May 17, 2021House Lawmakers Seek $15 Billion in Infrastructure Earmarks
Rep. Garrett Graves (R-La.) submitted the largest request, $945 million for a highway connector. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
House lawmakers have requested $14.9 billion in spending on earmarked projects for a transportation bill set to be a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.
May 11, 2021House GOP OKs Spending Earmarks, Boosting Infrastructure Plan
The U.S. Capitol building at dawn on March 2. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
House Republicans voted to allow their members to request dedicated-spending projects, known as earmarks, following that same move by Democrats, in a positive sign for President Joe Biden’s hopes for a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
March 17, 2021Progressives Propose Wealth Tax to Fund Infrastructure
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a March 1 news conference at the U.S. Capitol. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said her proposed wealth tax on households worth more than $50 million could help pay for investments in infrastructure, child care and health reforms as part of President Joe Biden’s plan to “Build Back Better” after the coronavirus pandemic that has disproportionately hit low-income families.
March 1, 2021Government Shutdown Averted as Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill
The U.S. Capitol on a December morning. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
The Senate passed a one-week government spending bill and President Donald Trump signed it Dec. 11, averting a government shutdown.
December 11, 2020US Senate Advances Spending Bill to Avert Oct. 1 Shutdown
The U.S. Capitol building stands in Washington on Sept. 14. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
The Senate on Sept. 29 voted 82-6 to clear a procedural vote on the stopgap spending bill needed to prevent an Oct. 1 shutdown of the federal government.
September 30, 2020House Aims to Pass Stopgap Government-Funding Bill Week of Sept. 21
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House would look to pass a stopgap bill next week. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
The House is aiming to vote the week of Sept. 21 on a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open when the fiscal year ends Oct. 1, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said.
September 14, 2020House Democrats Pitch $1.5 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference June 11. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg News)
House Democrats on June 18 pitched a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and urged President Donald Trump to immediately engage in negotiations on how to pay for it.
June 18, 2020House Democrats Push for Infrastructure in Next Coronavirus Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to members of the media in the U.S. Capitol on March 27. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg News)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the next coronavirus stimulus bill should include at least $760 billion over five years for water projects, broadband and transportation — plus $10 billion for community health centers and more for housing and education — as a way to strengthen U.S. infrastructure and the economy.
April 1, 2020House Democrats to Map Out Economic Response to Virus Outbreak
Business class seats remain empty just prior to takeoff on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Tokyo on March 7. (David J. Phillip/AP)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to meet with top Democrats on March 9 to begin drawing up a response to the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak, which already is threatening to stall growth.
March 9, 2020