Infrastructure Read
The president signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Retail sales are up and signs point to a strong holiday season. And the next Fed chair could be named any day.
The quest for Congo’s cobalt, which is vital for electric vehicles and the worldwide push against climate change, is caught in an international cycle of exploitation, greed and gamesmanship.
Generations of New Orleans residents have dreamed of the day when the Claiborne Expressway might be removed. President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package could eventually make that possible.
Voters may pummel Democrats next year but future generations will be grateful.
$550 billion for new spending is big, but many say America’s infrastructure needs are even bigger.
Can we give the legislation that the president signed on Monday its due?
Spending on roads, broadband internet and more will help revitalize U.S. competitiveness against its top economic adversary, the president says.
President Biden said the newly signed infrastructure bill would help the United States counter China in the battle to dominate the 21st century economy, as broad swaths of Mr. Biden’s agenda remained stuck in Congress.
Readers hail the $1 trillion bill but bemoan the partisanship and worry about online scams. Also: Paid family leave; court logjam; food deliveries.
The decision about how to spend the money falls largely to state governments, raising questions about whether the package can live up to its ambition.
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