Joe Biden
Biden Promotes Infrastructure Plan Amid GOP Opposition
President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure in Pittsburgh on March 31. (Evan Vucci/AP)
President Joe Biden and his team are galvanizing public support for their multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal as Congress prepares to debate both the plan and the administration’s budget request for federal agencies.
April 8, 2021Biden Economic Plan to Focus First on Infrastructure This Week
Contractors work on a portion of Highway 101 under construction in Petaluma, Calif., on March 22. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, followed by a separate plan later in April addressing child and health care.
March 29, 2021Infrastructure Plan Coming March 31, Biden Says
President Joe Biden holds his first press conference March 25. (Oliver Contreras/Sipa via Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden said he will unveil his long-term economic rejuvenation plan March 31, promising a new “paradigm” for the middle class and a major ramp-up in investment and infrastructure spending that will strengthen the U.S. position against China.
March 25, 2021Broad Economic Plan Featuring Infrastructure Could Cost $3 Trillion
President Biden speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House March 21. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca via Bloomberg News)
The Biden administration is considering as much as $3 trillion worth of measures to include in a long-term economic program for infrastructure and other initiatives, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.
March 22, 2021White House Hasn’t Ruled Out Democrat-Only Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the White House on March 8. (Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg News)
White House Senior Adviser Cedric Richmond left open the possibility that the Biden administration could seek passage of an infrastructure plan with only Democratic votes after the president drew criticism for a $1.9 trillion virus relief package that’s poised to pass along partisan lines.
March 9, 2021Biden Orders USDOT to Review Supply Chain
President Joe Biden pauses after signing an executive order relating to U.S. supply chains on Feb. 24 (Evan Vucci/AP)
President Joe Biden has directed the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of the nation’s supply chain in the wake of challenges that arose during the earlier days of the coronavirus pandemic.
February 25, 2021Senate Confirms EV Proponent Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a nomination hearing on Jan. 27. (Grame Jennings/Pool via AP)
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Feb. 25 to be President Joe Biden’s energy secretary. The vote was 64-35.
February 25, 2021Biden to Order Review of Supply Chains
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President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors that power cars, phones, military equipment and other goods.
February 24, 2021Biden Gives Small Firms Exclusive Two-Week Access to PPP
A pedestrian passes closed stores in San Francisco. (Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden said his administration is seeking to help small businesses by giving them exclusive access to the Paycheck Protection Program for two weeks, and he called on lawmakers to pass his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan to provide additional assistance.
February 22, 2021Biden Team Pledges Aggressive Steps to Address Chip Shortage
President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House on Feb. 5. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
The Biden administration is working to address the global semiconductor shortage that has caused auto manufacturers and other U.S. industries to halt production, a White House official said.
February 11, 2021