By Jay Pfeifer
Prof. Siobhan O’Keefe
President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan, which sketches out an investment of over $2 trillion, appears to be inching through negotiations in the House and Senate.
Though it is likely to change, the first draft of the plan calls for massive investment in traditional infrastructure projects like roads, bridges and airports, while also promising to change life at work and at home with paid family leave and at-home medical care for senior citizens.
One throughline, however, is an emphasis on building a modern, green economy through investments in electric vehicles, solar and wind power, and modernizing aging water infrastructure. The plan specifically earmarks $45 billion to remove lead pipes from the drinking water system to prevent exposure to the toxic metal.
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