Infrastructure Across America - Page 38

May 8, 2021

GOP senators to meet with Biden, who's looking for deal on massive spending bill

President Biden will court GOP senators next week at the White House in an effort to strike a deal on his spending bill, but Republicans stressed they don't want tax increases on businesses or any liberal "wish list" items as part of any compromise. 

May 6, 2021

Biden repeats false claim about infrastructure plan after Stelter praised him for listening to fact-checkers

CNN's left-wing media guru Brian Stelter appears to have given President Biden premature praise for so-called "course-correcting" on falsehoods that are fact-checked by reporters

May 6, 2021

McConnell says 'real chance' Biden, Dems could work with GOP on 'bipartisan' infrastructure bill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that there is a "real chance" some Democrats and the White House could work with Republicans to pass a "bipartisan" infrastructure bill, a shift from other comments he made this week that Republicans are "100%" focused on stopping President Biden.

May 5, 2021

Biden's bizarre Amtrak story doesn't add up

President Biden told a story last week about an Amtrak conductor congratulating him for riding more than 1.5 million miles – but the details don't seem to add up.

May 2, 2021

Sen. Capito 'encouraged' on bipartisan infrastructure plan after Biden meeting

West Virginia senator among the Republicans proposing a $568B infrastructure plan

April 30, 2021

Biden celebrates Amtrak's 50th anniversary with plans to expand the railway

President Biden traveled to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak’s first rail ride, from New York City to Philadelphia, and tout a grand future for the federally funded train system.

April 28, 2021

Biden to cite 'worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War' in address to Congress

President Biden Wednesday evening in his address to Congress, that he took over as president after "the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War," an apparent reference to the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

April 28, 2021

Sen. Ted Cruz: Biden's State of the Union update – here's the truth you won't hear from the president

President Biden will address a joint session of Congress Thursday night and give Americans an update on the state of the union as he approaches his 100th day in office.  

April 25, 2021

McCarthy slams Biden's first 100 days as 'bait and switch' after promises of bipartisanship

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Sunday argued that President Biden’s first 100 days in office have been like a "bait and switch," saying he has failed to live up to his promises of bipartisan governing.

April 24, 2021

Kamala Harris takes no questions from reporters during NH trip

Vice President Harris continued her habit of keeping the press at arm's length on Friday during her trip to New Hampshire.