Biden Signs $1.2T Infrastructure Bill Into Law

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President Joe Biden signed his $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law Monday afternoon during a ceremony on the White House South Lawn.

The bill includes hundreds of billions of dollars for roads, bridges and water supply networks; over $100 billion billion for railways and transit; $75 billion for clean energy initiatives; and $65 billion to improve broadband Internet access. Many of the Democratic and Republican lawmakers who were key in crafting and passing the legislation attended the ceremony. For months, Congress struggled to agree on the bill's terms, and its advance was blocked amid intraparty disputes between Democrats and a lack of flexibility from Republicans. The White House announced Sunday that former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who is credited with leading the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina after taking office in 2010, would supervise the plan's implementation.

Outlets across the spectrum covered the bill Monday. Many left-rated sources described the bill as bipartisan and focused on Biden's plan for distributing the funds. Few right-rated sources covered the signing and instead framed the bill and Biden's efforts to promote it in a negative light. Many right-rated voices highlighted Biden's lacking approval rating and purported failure to drum up excitement about his agenda. Read our breakdown of how the infrastructure spending plan will impact you. Updated 11/15/21 at 4:24 p.m. ET with news of Biden's signature.

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In need of a political boost, President Joe Biden will sign a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Monday at a ceremony expected to draw Democrats and some Republicans who were instrumental in getting the legislation passed.

The measure is expected to create jobs across the country by dispersing billions of dollars to state and local governments to fix crumbling bridges and roads, and expanding broadband internet access to millions of Americans.

President Joe Biden launched a publicity tour touting his newly passed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, but political operatives in both parties question whether it will move the needle for Democrats in the midterm elections.

Though Biden has not yet signed the bill into law, the White House is sending him to multiple cities across the country to deliver remarks on how the administration's investments will improve those particular communities, with the first coming last week in Baltimore.