By Jason Lange and Makini Brice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shortly before President Joe Biden’s speech urging Congress to pass his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, fellow Democrat Senator Joe Manchin told reporters he was “uncomfortable” with the vast sums of money Biden was proposing to spend.
Back in Manchin’s home state of West Virginia, several elected officials, including Republicans, have a different message: The more money the better to draw new workers to the state, especially with high-speed broadband services.
“It’s a lot of money, a lot of money,” Manchin said ahead of a speech in which Biden laid out $4 trillion worth of spending proposals. “That makes you very uncomfortable. You wonder how we’re going to pay for it.”
By Syndicated Content
By Jason Lange and Makini Brice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) â Shortly before President Joe Bidenâs speech urging Congress to pass his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, fellow Democrat Senator Joe Manchin told reporters he was âuncomfortableâ with the vast sums of money Biden was proposing to spend.
Back in Manchinâs home state of West Virginia, several elected officials, including Republicans, have a different message: The more money the better to draw new workers to the state, especially with high-speed broadband services.
âItâs a lot of money, a lot of money,â Manchin said ahead of a speech in which Biden laid out $4 trillion worth of spending proposals. âThat makes you very uncomfortable. You wonder how weâre going to pay for it.â
By Syndicated Content
By Jason Lange and Makini Brice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) â Shortly before President Joe Bidenâs speech urging Congress to pass his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, fellow Democrat Senator Joe Manchin told reporters he was âuncomfortableâ with the vast sums of money Biden was proposing to spend.
Back in Manchinâs home state of West Virginia, several elected officials, including Republicans, have a different message: The more money the better to draw new workers to the state, especially with high-speed broadband services.
âItâs a lot of money, a lot of money,â Manchin said ahead of a speech in which Biden laid out $4 trillion worth of spending proposals. âThat makes you very uncomfortable. You wonder how weâre going to pay for it.â
By Syndicated Content
By Jason Lange and Makini Brice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) â Shortly before President Joe Bidenâs speech urging Congress to pass his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, fellow Democrat Senator Joe Manchin told reporters he was âuncomfortableâ with the vast sums of money Biden was proposing to spend.
Back in Manchinâs home state of West Virginia, several elected officials, including Republicans, have a different message: The more money the better to draw new workers to the state, especially with high-speed broadband services.
âItâs a lot of money, a lot of money,â Manchin said ahead of a speech in which Biden laid out $4 trillion worth of spending proposals. âThat makes you very uncomfortable. You wonder how weâre going to pay for it.â
During the 2020 United States presidential campaign, Joe Biden presented himself as a healer who would bring unity to a nation in crisis and a president who would be transformative. So far he is succeeding at the first part.
On the two most immediate challenges – ending the pandemic and fixing the US economy – the new US president has won victories in his first 100 days in office. Other pieces of Biden’s agenda face challenges, however.
Congress passed a massive and far-reaching $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill and appears poised to approve a jobs and infrastructure spending measure later this year, fulfilling key campaign promises by Biden.