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Biden to propose $2 trillion infrastructure plan: official
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – US President Joe Biden will on Wednesday unveil a plan to invest $2 trillion over eight years in national infrastructure with a focus on transport, a White House official said.
Biden will present his plan during a speech in Pittsburgh, with $620 billion budgeted to modernize the country’s transport network, including 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of roads and highways.
The plan “will create millions of good-paying jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to out-compete China,” the senior adminstration official said.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1510 hrs