Program would provide financial incentives to local governments. President Biden is proposing a plan that includes changes to zoning laws to ease a national affordable housing shortage. The…
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Senate Parliamentarian Approves Budget Reconciliation
President Biden’s administration set to bypass filibuster. On Monday, Elizabeth MacDonough the Senate parliamentarian, who serves as the official adviser on the interpretation of Senate rules, determined that…
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Build America Bonds Part of Infrastructure Plan
Treasury Secretary Yellen says bonds and tax credits will be included According to House Ways and Means Committee chairman Richard Neal of Massachusetts, federally subsidized Build America Bonds…
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President Announces Infrastructure Plan
$2 trillion plan would be on the scale of the new deal. On Wednesday, President Biden delivered a message from Pittsburgh unveiling his administration’s plan to tackle the…
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Debate Begins on Infrastructure
Administration’s $3 trillion proposal would target education, infrastructure, climate, and workforce development. President Biden met privately with members of Congress on Monday to discuss his administration’s upcoming $3…
Read MoreSecretary Speaks of New Infrastructure Plan
Buttigieg says goal is to move project forward before September. On Monday, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke of the coming infrastructure plan from the president’s administration, saying…
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Major Federal Tax Hike Coming
First major tax increase since Clinton in 1993. President Joe Biden is planning a tax hike to help pay for the long-term economic program designed as a follow-up…
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National Guard Assists with Water Crisis in Mississippi
Decades of similar crises begs for infrastructure overhaul. The National Guard was recently deployed to aid the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, passing out water to the capital…
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ASCE Gives U.S. Infrastructure Poor Grade
American Society of Civil Engineers warns of underfunded repair efforts. On Wednesday, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced their grade for the nation’s infrastructure. Assessed every…
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Another Stimulus Package to Follow $1.9T
“Need to go further,” says Senator Schumer. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan package is expected to pass the House of Representatives this week. The Senate will vote…
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