honestly, i don't disagree with him. his last comment "it's like peeing on a forest fire" is spot on.
the CERB program in canada gives $500 per week for 28 weeks. that's $2K per month for 7 months. $1400 gives people the money to pay their hydro bill for a home they've already lost. it's absurd.
Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
Pretty sure he's just continuing with the same amount that Trump initially floated, isn't he? I don't think it's necessarily a Biden problem. republicans in office and voters simply won't stand for more than that. "socialism!" they'll all cry.
I understand the idea of just getting money into the hands of americans, but the criticism is valid. politicians making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year bickering over $1400 for months while people lose their lives and homes is utter insanity.
Morning Joe taking Biden to task today for not following science and the health leaders advice and instead bowing to the mighty teachers union in not re-opening schools. It was a good listen. Helps that I agree with him I guess.
Morning Joe taking Biden to task today for not following science and the health leaders advice and instead bowing to the mighty teachers union in not re-opening schools. It was a good listen. Helps that I agree with him I guess.
Which "him" do you agree with? Joe? Oh, wait, that doesn't help. Morning Joe or President Joe? (I think the former)
I have to admit that having no kids I have the absolute luxury to have no opinion on schools. It seems very counterintuitive that opening schools would be safe but I feel like I keep seeing headlines (again, I have the luxury to not click them) that say it's pretty safe.
Ugh, though. I feel like there's a light at the end of the tunnel and some people (State of Wisconsin for example) are just ownin' the libs...
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Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
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Morning Joe taking Biden to task today for not following science and the health leaders advice and instead bowing to the mighty teachers union in not re-opening schools. It was a good listen. Helps that I agree with him I guess.
Which "him" do you agree with? Joe? Oh, wait, that doesn't help. Morning Joe or President Joe? (I think the former)
I have to admit that having no kids I have the absolute luxury to have no opinion on schools. It seems very counterintuitive that opening schools would be safe but I feel like I keep seeing headlines (again, I have the luxury to not click them) that say it's pretty safe.
Ugh, though. I feel like there's a light at the end of the tunnel and some people (State of Wisconsin for example) are just ownin' the libs...
Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
We've kinda been through this, but the fact that you cannot point to where the real line should be...tells you (at least me) that it's a dumb idea to begin with.
honestly, i don't disagree with him. his last comment "it's like peeing on a forest fire" is spot on.
the CERB program in canada gives $500 per week for 28 weeks. that's $2K per month for 7 months. $1400 gives people the money to pay their hydro bill for a home they've already lost. it's absurd.
Yeah, he’s not wrong...
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Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
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honestly, i don't disagree with him. his last comment "it's like peeing on a forest fire" is spot on.
the CERB program in canada gives $500 per week for 28 weeks. that's $2K per month for 7 months. $1400 gives people the money to pay their hydro bill for a home they've already lost. it's absurd.
honestly, i don't disagree with him. his last comment "it's like peeing on a forest fire" is spot on.
the CERB program in canada gives $500 per week for 28 weeks. that's $2K per month for 7 months. $1400 gives people the money to pay their hydro bill for a home they've already lost. it's absurd.
Yeah, he’s not wrong...
I enjoy his podcast
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Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
We've kinda been through this, but the fact that you cannot point to where the real line should be...tells you (at least me) that it's a dumb idea to begin with.
I can point to where it should be. It can ultimately be reconciled on the current year tax return so the process won't be perfect but it still works.
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Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
We've kinda been through this, but the fact that you cannot point to where the real line should be...tells you (at least me) that it's a dumb idea to begin with.
So because it can't tell where the cut is for a small% of the potential population, you don't do anything at all? Is that how you work in business or the real world?
Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
I don't think that's where the "tool proving" is happening.
Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
We've kinda been through this, but the fact that you cannot point to where the real line should be...tells you (at least me) that it's a dumb idea to begin with.
I can point to where it should be. It can ultimately be reconciled on the current year tax return so the process won't be perfect but it still works.
It's actually better than we anticipated. If you recall we were talking about the using the 2019 numbers, etc. So in the 2020 tax forms, you are asked if you received the stimulus in 2020. If you check no and you re within the income window, you receive the money in the form of refund. Now I don't know how they will handle the one being debated now. Perhaps they just update the form. And if you filed already, you'll get the check. But either way, it looks like that's how they will determine eligibility if your income has changed year over year.
Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
We've kinda been through this, but the fact that you cannot point to where the real line should be...tells you (at least me) that it's a dumb idea to begin with.
I can point to where it should be. It can ultimately be reconciled on the current year tax return so the process won't be perfect but it still works.
It's actually better than we anticipated. If you recall we were talking about the using the 2019 numbers, etc. So in the 2020 tax forms, you are asked if you received the stimulus in 2020. If you check no and you re within the income window, you receive the money in the form of refund. Now I don't know how they will handle the one being debated now. Perhaps they just update the form. And if you filed already, you'll get the check. But either way, it looks like that's how they will determine eligibility if your income has changed year over year.
I see it being a 2021 credit. Same process next year.
A lot of people are waiting to file 2020 until they clarify. Which sucks because I want to get this shit done.
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Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
We've kinda been through this, but the fact that you cannot point to where the real line should be...tells you (at least me) that it's a dumb idea to begin with.
I can point to where it should be. It can ultimately be reconciled on the current year tax return so the process won't be perfect but it still works.
It's actually better than we anticipated. If you recall we were talking about the using the 2019 numbers, etc. So in the 2020 tax forms, you are asked if you received the stimulus in 2020. If you check no and you re within the income window, you receive the money in the form of refund. Now I don't know how they will handle the one being debated now. Perhaps they just update the form. And if you filed already, you'll get the check. But either way, it looks like that's how they will determine eligibility if your income has changed year over year.
I see it being a 2021 credit. Same process next year.
A lot of people are waiting to file 2020 until they clarify. Which sucks because I want to get this shit done.
If it's a tax credit for this year, you don't recognize it until you file in 22, right? That seems useless from a stimulus perspective.
Yep. This current president is proving the tool that he is. On many fronts.
For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
There has to be a cutoff somewhere. And keep in mind that a lot of high earners are the business owners that benefitted enormously from the PPP loans.
We've kinda been through this, but the fact that you cannot point to where the real line should be...tells you (at least me) that it's a dumb idea to begin with.
I can point to where it should be. It can ultimately be reconciled on the current year tax return so the process won't be perfect but it still works.
It's actually better than we anticipated. If you recall we were talking about the using the 2019 numbers, etc. So in the 2020 tax forms, you are asked if you received the stimulus in 2020. If you check no and you re within the income window, you receive the money in the form of refund. Now I don't know how they will handle the one being debated now. Perhaps they just update the form. And if you filed already, you'll get the check. But either way, it looks like that's how they will determine eligibility if your income has changed year over year.
I see it being a 2021 credit. Same process next year.
A lot of people are waiting to file 2020 until they clarify. Which sucks because I want to get this shit done.
If it's a tax credit for this year, you don't recognize it until you file in 22, right? That seems useless from a stimulus perspective.
Yes but I don't see a way around that. A lot of people are just now getting their stimulus from almost a year ago.
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start your own fucking thread for that douche. garbage bickering accomplishing nothing.
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I can't get over how refreshing it is to not have that stupid fucking moron tweeting and pissing me off every day. Banned for life by twitter. Fucking beautiful.
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Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide
By JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hoping that launching an effort to build roads and bridges can help to unite Democrats and Republicans in a time of sharp partisan divisions.
Biden met with lawmakers from both parties at the White House to discuss infrastructure on Thursday, even as the Senate is holding impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump where partisan divisions are on full display.
“I’ve been around long enough," Biden said, "that infrastructure wasn’t a Republican or a Democratic issue.”
The president specifically mentioned the potential for improvement projects in the states of the senators attending the meeting, signaling that lawmakers might be willing to cooperate in order to make their voters' lives better.
Biden highlighted the need for repairs to “a lot of bridges in West Virginia.” Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, was among those in attendance. She later voiced her support for a “bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that makes long-term investments in our nation’s roads and bridges.”
The president also referenced Route 9 in his home state of Delaware, which he shares with Democratic Sen. Tom Carper, the committee chairman, who was also in the Oval Office meeting Thursday and had discussed these issues with Biden last week.
“The American people desperately want us to bring our roads, trains and bridges out of the last century and into the future," Carper said after Thursday's meeting.
Carper pledged to work on a transportation bill that will focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by cars and trucks and boosting electric cars. “I’m glad it’s at the top of the administration’s agenda.″
The current authorization bill for surface transportation expires in September, so “there is no time to waste,″ Carper said, adding that he expects bipartisan support for the reauthorization bill in the Senate.
Also at the meeting were Vice President Kamala Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg virtually, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland.
Inhofe later told reporters that the meeting with Biden was "very good, very good.
“One reason is that I’ve known the president forever, and we’ve worked on highway bills before," Inhofe said. “The main thing that I want to be careful on is when you’re working on infrastructure that’s high dollar stuff.”
Biden said there are “a number of things out there that the American people are looking for us to step up" and do. During the presidential campaign, Biden committed to deploying $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy investments over four years.
His campaign pledged that millions of jobs would flow from repairing roads, building electric vehicle charging stations, weatherizing buildings, improving access to public transit and updating the U.S. power grid to be carbon-pollution free by 2035.
Since the pandemic began in February 2020, the United States has lost 256,000 construction jobs, lowering total construction employment to 7.4 million. Still, total construction spending has increased slightly to an annualized rate of $1.49 trillion, according to the Census Bureau. About a quarter of that spending comes from the federal, state and local governments.
Both the Obama and Trump administrations famously promised to invest in infrastructure, only never fully to deliver. The term “infrastructure week” became something of a joke during the Trump era, when it was associated with a policy push that was meant to take public attention away from controversial remarks or actions by the president.
Biden has been warned that his push for $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief might hamper a later push to get bipartisan support for infrastructure improvements. In a speech earlier this month to the Senate, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said a party-line vote on financial relief would “poison the well” for infrastructure.
“I think it’s going to be harder if we start off on the wrong foot, if we start off in a purely partisan way,” Portman said.
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University released an analysis Wednesday about the infrastructure needs of 134 cities. Its survey found cities prioritizing transportation and water and climate projects, but also projects to address the fallout from the pandemic such as broadband access, emergency response and health facilities, and public transit for essential workers.
“Mayors and other local regional leaders around the country are very much in alignment with what President Biden has talked about, especially with climate change," said Bill Fulton, director of the institute. "But it’s clear that the pandemic has changed infrastructure needs.”
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start your own fucking thread for that douche. garbage bickering accomplishing nothing.
Right, back to talking about the douche Joe Biden.
Hes twice the man as Trump, in every way. And it's not close.
Never said he wasn’t, but still a douche politician none the less.
Ok. He's a politician, so he's a douche. That's a useful critic.
As useful as being “twice the man”? Is Kamala also twice the man? Biden is a fading puppet, nothing more.
Your sexist comments aside, I don't have a full opinion formed on Harris. I've been following Biden for years and have met him. He was neighbor to a business partner of mine, and I also talked to him on the train. Trump is a scum bag. That's plain to see. Calling someone a douche because they're an elected official is stupid and lazy, but stay the course.
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the CERB program in canada gives $500 per week for 28 weeks. that's $2K per month for 7 months. $1400 gives people the money to pay their hydro bill for a home they've already lost. it's absurd.
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For many who make a good income, did not get anything. And that is perfect. But funny for the people that made just under the cut. Dont remember the cutoff, but what the fuck is $100 going to do with a couple making $250k/year? The $ is not directed were people that need it the most. And even then, the stimulus helps for a month or two? This crisis has lasted and will last longer than this.
Funny I type this at the bank line.
I understand the idea of just getting money into the hands of americans, but the criticism is valid. politicians making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year bickering over $1400 for months while people lose their lives and homes is utter insanity.
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I have to admit that having no kids I have the absolute luxury to have no opinion on schools. It seems very counterintuitive that opening schools would be safe but I feel like I keep seeing headlines (again, I have the luxury to not click them) that say it's pretty safe.
Ugh, though. I feel like there's a light at the end of the tunnel and some people (State of Wisconsin for example) are just ownin' the libs...
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2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
A lot of people are waiting to file 2020 until they clarify. Which sucks because I want to get this shit done.
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hoping that launching an effort to build roads and bridges can help to unite Democrats and Republicans in a time of sharp partisan divisions.
Biden met with lawmakers from both parties at the White House to discuss infrastructure on Thursday, even as the Senate is holding impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump where partisan divisions are on full display.
“I’ve been around long enough," Biden said, "that infrastructure wasn’t a Republican or a Democratic issue.”
The president specifically mentioned the potential for improvement projects in the states of the senators attending the meeting, signaling that lawmakers might be willing to cooperate in order to make their voters' lives better.
Biden highlighted the need for repairs to “a lot of bridges in West Virginia.” Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, was among those in attendance. She later voiced her support for a “bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that makes long-term investments in our nation’s roads and bridges.”
The president also referenced Route 9 in his home state of Delaware, which he shares with Democratic Sen. Tom Carper, the committee chairman, who was also in the Oval Office meeting Thursday and had discussed these issues with Biden last week.
“The American people desperately want us to bring our roads, trains and bridges out of the last century and into the future," Carper said after Thursday's meeting.
Carper pledged to work on a transportation bill that will focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by cars and trucks and boosting electric cars. “I’m glad it’s at the top of the administration’s agenda.″
The current authorization bill for surface transportation expires in September, so “there is no time to waste,″ Carper said, adding that he expects bipartisan support for the reauthorization bill in the Senate.
Also at the meeting were Vice President Kamala Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg virtually, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland.
Inhofe later told reporters that the meeting with Biden was "very good, very good.
“One reason is that I’ve known the president forever, and we’ve worked on highway bills before," Inhofe said. “The main thing that I want to be careful on is when you’re working on infrastructure that’s high dollar stuff.”
Biden said there are “a number of things out there that the American people are looking for us to step up" and do. During the presidential campaign, Biden committed to deploying $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy investments over four years.
His campaign pledged that millions of jobs would flow from repairing roads, building electric vehicle charging stations, weatherizing buildings, improving access to public transit and updating the U.S. power grid to be carbon-pollution free by 2035.
Since the pandemic began in February 2020, the United States has lost 256,000 construction jobs, lowering total construction employment to 7.4 million. Still, total construction spending has increased slightly to an annualized rate of $1.49 trillion, according to the Census Bureau. About a quarter of that spending comes from the federal, state and local governments.
Both the Obama and Trump administrations famously promised to invest in infrastructure, only never fully to deliver. The term “infrastructure week” became something of a joke during the Trump era, when it was associated with a policy push that was meant to take public attention away from controversial remarks or actions by the president.
Biden has been warned that his push for $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief might hamper a later push to get bipartisan support for infrastructure improvements. In a speech earlier this month to the Senate, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said a party-line vote on financial relief would “poison the well” for infrastructure.
“I think it’s going to be harder if we start off on the wrong foot, if we start off in a purely partisan way,” Portman said.
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University released an analysis Wednesday about the infrastructure needs of 134 cities. Its survey found cities prioritizing transportation and water and climate projects, but also projects to address the fallout from the pandemic such as broadband access, emergency response and health facilities, and public transit for essential workers.
“Mayors and other local regional leaders around the country are very much in alignment with what President Biden has talked about, especially with climate change," said Bill Fulton, director of the institute. "But it’s clear that the pandemic has changed infrastructure needs.”
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Boak reported from Baltimore.
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