State Sen. Melissa Hurtado will be at the White House on Monday as President Joe Biden signs the $978 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. “President Biden has kept his promise to the American people, and Americans can finally see a glimpse of light at the end of...
House Dems Unveil $547B Infrastructure Bill Amid Biden Talks
WASHINGTON — House Democrats released a plan Friday for spending $547 billion over the next five years on road, mass transit and rail projects, a blueprint for what they want parts of President Joe Biden’s broader infrastructure proposal to look like. The proposal from Rep. Peter DeFazio, the Democratic chairman...
White House, GOP Infrastructure Talks Reaching Key Stage
WASHINGTON — Negotiations between the White House and Republican senators over President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan are reaching a crucial stage before more talks Friday after the latest offer from GOP lawmakers left some dismay in the administration that there wasn't more movement from their initial $568 billion...
Weak Jobs Report Could Spur, Slow Biden’s Huge Money Package
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's promised economic comeback hit a speed bump Friday with the April jobs report, which found modest job gains of 266,000 that complicated his $4 trillion push on infrastructure, education and children. The employment report failed to show that the U.S. economy was accelerating forward, so...
Largest Coal Miners’ Union Backs Shift to Renewables in Exchange for Jobs
WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other fossil fuels in exchange for a “true energy transition" that includes thousands of jobs in renewable energy and spending on technology to make coal cleaner. Cecil...