As Biden prepared to sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, his predecessor fumed at GOP lawmakers who helped secure its passage.
The 2,702-page bipartisan bill, summarized in a fact sheet issued by the White House, contains $550 billion in new spending, in addition to funding allocated each year for various infrastructure projects. The allocation for roads and bridges , railroads , airports and ports alone totals $218 billion, which is just over 18 percent of the overall spending over the 10-year period— significantly higher than the 11 percent touted by Trump.
The addition of more contentious elements that arguably fall under a looser definition of public infrastructure—such as safety enhancements , electric vehicle charging stations and electric school buses , along with $47 billion for cybersecurity and climate change mitigation—would tip the total over 44 percent.
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