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A bipartisan deal is possible on public works investments, but Democrats will need to be ready to compromise.

Democrats wary of infrastructure spending free-for-all — Haaland final vote approaches

By Kayla Tausche, CNBC • Updated on March 11, 2021 at 2:13 pm Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden wants his infrastructure overhaul plan to win bipartisan support, but lawmakers behind the scenes are starting to draw battle lines. Democrats are pushing to include green initiatives, as well as tax increases to pay for the legislation. Republicans, meanwhile, are wary of including climate-related provisions and uncomfortable with bigger tax hikes. Alex Wong | G...

Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Biden and Vice President Harris invited 10 labor leaders into the Oval Office in mid-February. Biden has pledged to be the most labor-friendly president ever. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images In mid-February — barely a month into his term — President Biden gathered 10 union leaders in the Oval Office. The meeting lasted two hours. "Every once in a while ...

  / President Biden and Vice President Harris invited 10 labor leaders into the Oval Office in mid-February. Biden has pledged to be the most labor-friendly president ever. // AFP via Getty Images, Saul Loeb In mid-February — barely a month into his term — President Biden gathered 10 union leaders in the Oval Office. The meeting lasted two hours. "Every once in a while as president you get to invite close friends into the Oval," Biden said, laughing. He added: "These are the folks t...

Pete Buttigieg Has Some Ideas for Overhauling How America Moves Around Pete Buttigieg Has Some Ideas for Overhauling How America Moves Around The newly minted Cabinet secretary on the climate crisis, electric vehicles, and bringing sexy back to transportation policy Ryan Bort, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Pete Buttigieg, the man now responsible for managing the means by which Americans travel trillions of miles per year, can’t leave his house. Just days after he was confirmed as secretar...

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The UNC System has put together more than $1.1 billion worth of projects that would repair and renovate state university buildings throughout the state.

President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for a long-sought boost to U.S. roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

The American Society of Civil Engineers. In its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, it gave the national infrastructure an overall grade of D+.