Infrastructure – Page 3 – People's World

Parade of hurting people prods lawmakers to pass Build Back Better

December 14, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

“The BBB is $170 billion a year,” said veteran Tim Watt of Indianapolis. The military spending bill “is $778 billion, every year.”

A surprising winner in Biden’s infrastructure bill: Biodiversity

December 1, 2021 By Zoya Teirstein

Wildlife groups, conservation nonprofits, and even hunting associations put pressure on Biden back when he was still a candidate for president to take a strong position on protecting biodiversity.

Fight over public-supported Build Back Better plan heats up

November 15, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Republicans oppose everything in it; Conservative Dems pose another threat

Poor People’s Campaign demands meeting with Biden over Manchin’s BBB cuts

November 9, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Corporate Democrats stripping out programs and spending that were needed decades ago.

One big bill for workers done; one bigger bill to go

November 8, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

The push is on to win so-called Democratic moderates in the Senate so that a victory for human infrastructure can be added to the victory for hard infrastructure.