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PresidentJoe Bidenis celebrating the passage of his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill hours after the measure passed through the House in a vote that took place late Friday evening.
“Yesterday, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say, we took a monumental step forward as a nation,” Biden continued, before touting some of the accomplishments he and his administration have accomplished since taking office earlier this year.
“We did something that’s long overdue, that long has been talked about in Washington but never actually been done,” he then added, referring to theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which he described as a “fancy way of saying a bipartisan infrastructure bill” and also called “a once in a generation investment.”
Biden also noted during his press conference that he plans to sign the measure at a signing ceremony “soon,” though he wants to make sure that lawmakers who helped get the bill to reach completion will be able to attend the event.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes significant investments into roads, bridges, and railways, as well as improvements to broadband Internet, according toThe Hill.
The measure previously passed through the Senate with large support earlier this year in August, before it then went to the House.
Looking ahead, a vote on a second, even larger bill has been postponed until later this month. The measure will focus on health, family, and climate change programs, theLos Angeles Timesreported.
Biden called that bill “a once-in-a-generation investment in our people,” in astatement, adding, “Generations from now, people will look back and know this is when America won the economic competition for the 21st Century.”
source: people.com
