Infrastructure Read
Officials said that federal money, including the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, will help the M.T.A. keep fares stable for at least six months and avoid service cuts.
In total, the measure contains $550 billion in new funds to be spread around different areas of need.
President Biden is set to sign $1 trillion in infrastructure spending into law. But rising prices will determine what happens to his social bill.
How will money from the infrastructure bill be spent? State and local officials have their wish lists.
The bill, which President Biden is expected to sign Monday, is likely to fund road and bridge repairs, water infrastructure upgrades and airport expansions.
Mr. Landrieu, a former mayor of New Orleans, will supervise the distribution of funds from the bipartisan legislation that the president will sign into law on Monday.
The Biden administration has argued that its infrastructure and broader economic package will slow rapid price increases. But that will take time.
By voting no on the infrastructure bill, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set off a fierce debate, including among city residents eager to see the subways improved.
Representative Darin LaHood voted against the infrastructure bill while Representative Adam Kinzinger supported it. The split reflects the Republican Party’s post-Trump era of uncertainty.
Inside the Democratic Party, concerns are growing about whether the president will be able to fully capitalize on a major legislative victory.
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