Infrastructure Read
For some California farmers, selling off water rights is now more lucrative than growing food.
Trees protect cities from extreme heat. But in most places, only the rich enjoy them.
An event in rural Wisconsin was meant to show liberals that the agreement was sufficiently ambitious — while assuring moderates that the president remained committed to the deal.
President Biden used an appearance in Wisconsin to pitch the bipartisan agreement announced last week, calling it the largest federal infrastructure investment since the Interstate highway system.
House progressives say they can bring down the bipartisan bill if they do not get their priorities too, but as White House lobbying steps up, other Democrats have different ideas.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic majority leader, voiced commitment to completing the long-delayed project to construct a new train tunnel under the Hudson River.
Moderate Republicans said they believed that the $1.2 trillion bill, which they suggested they could now begin drafting, would have enough G.O.P. support to pass the Senate.
Biden agreed to a stripped-down version of his infrastructure plan — with caveats.
The admission was an attempt by the White House to salvage what had been one of the signature successes for a president who hopes to cement a legacy as a bipartisan deal maker.
Experts say the details of the spending will matter — and that, in some areas, more money will be needed to fix beleaguered roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
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