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The President Joe Biden achieved one of its greatest successes relative to Congress by agreeing to bipartisan approval of its $ 1 trillion infrastructure plan.
“I am pleased to join a bipartisan group of United States Senators and announce our agreement to make the most significant long-term investment in our infrastructure. and competitiveness in almost a century, “said the president in a statement.
The senators confirmed the agreement and, in fact, the project vote could move forward this evening.
“Now we have an agreement on the main issues and we are prepared to move forward, ”said Republican Senator Rob Portman ( Ohio), who is the main negotiator of his party on this proposal that has his There have been several changes since it was proposed by President Biden.
The president thanked the bipartisan group for the disposition, as well as the collaboration of the vice president Kamala Harris and other members of the Cabinet.
“This agreement shows the world that our democracy can work, fulfill and do great things” , defended Biden. “As we did with the transcontinental railroad and the interstate, we will once again transform America and propel ourselves into the future.”
It was previously indicated that the eight-year investment plan begins with $ 579,000 millions of dollars, then a five-year investment of $ 973,000 millions of dollars.
The president acknowledged that neither party achieved “everything they wanted” , but considered that it is an important achievement that will help generate unionized jobs in different trades.
“It will put plumbers and pipe fitters to work to replace all lead water pipes in the country, “he said. “(We) will build transmission lines and improve our electrical network to make it more resistant and cleaner… (It) will strengthen our infrastructure, such as our levees, against extreme weather conditions such as super storms, forest fires, droughts, hurricanes and waves of hot”.