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President Joe Biden caught flak when he released his infrastructure plan and named it the American Jobs Plan.
Republicans said he was being misleading by stretching the definition of “infrastructure,” and they questioned his claims about the number of jobs the proposal would create. It’s neither an infrastructure nor a jobs plan, they groused.
Controversy over legislative bill names is hardly new. Politicians have long used bill titles as a marketing vehicle, concocting sometimes misleading and outlandish monikers to get media attention, drum up support – who can be against leaving no child behind? – and frame the conversation around the bill before their opponents do.
they questioned his claims about the number of jobs the proposal would create. It’s neither an infrastructure nor a jobs plan, they groused.
Controversy over legislative bill names is hardly new. Politicians have
long used bill titles as a marketing vehicle, concocting sometimes misleading and outlandish monikers to get media attention, drum up support – who can be against
leaving no child behind? – and frame the conversation around the bill before their opponents do.
George W. Bush’s Clear Skies Act would have done the opposite of clearing the skies, as it weakened environmental protections. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
Infrastructure Or Jobs? Controversy Over Name Of Biden Proposal Highlights Long Tradition In Politics By Angela Bradbery
04/16/21 AT 1:19 AM
President Joe Biden caught flak this month when he released his infrastructure plan and named it the American Jobs Plan.
Republicans said he was being misleading by stretching the definition of “infrastructure,” and they questioned his claims about the number of jobs the proposal would create. It’s neither infrastructure nor a jobs plan, they groused.
Controversy over legislative bill names is hardly new. Politicians have long used bill titles as a marketing vehicle, concocting sometimes misleading and outlandish monikers to get media attention, drum up support – who can be against leaving no child behind? – and frame the conversation around the bill before their opponents do.