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(Bloomberg) The Biden administration is aiming to corral overwhelming public support for its $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan, targeting Republican voters, independents, mayors, governors and local politicians to counter opposition from GOP lawmakers, according to White House officials and Biden allies.
It’s the same outside-of-Washington playbook President Joe Biden’s team used to successfully pass his stimulus $1.9 trillion bill last month applied to an even larger spending proposal that already enjoys a head start in public support, polls suggest.
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Pete Buttigieg looks to build bridges with Biden infrastructure plan
Heâs navigating the complicated politics of both an entrenched bureaucracy at the Transportation Department and the fraught politics of a bitterly divided Washington.
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In this Feb. 5 photo Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Union Station in Washington. [ CAROLYN KASTER | AP ]
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WASHINGTON â Pete Buttigieg was a few weeks into his job as transportation secretary, buried in meetings and preparing for the launch of President Joe Bidenâs $2.3 trillion public works plan, when evening arrived along with a time to try something new in Washington.
Instead of climbing into the back seat of a black SUV like most Cabinet secretaries, he headed to a bike-share rack. Helmet on, and with a couple of Secret Service agents flanking him, he pedaled the mile-long trip to his home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will on Monday call for a global minimum corporate tax rate, in a speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to pay for Biden s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.
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