Category: infrastructure

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Aims to Replace 100 Percent of Nation’s Lead Water Pipes

The bipartisan infrastructure deal reach last week would, if enacted, fund an ambitious project to replace all of the nation’s lead water pipes, according to White House Press Secretary Jenn Psaki. “It will put Americans to work replacing 100 percent of our nation’s lead water pipes so that every single American child at home or…


Deep Dive (June 28): Romney Pushes for Infrastructure Plan With No Tax Hikes

Rescue efforts for survivors at the collapsed Florida condo enter the fifth day. At least nine people are dead and more than 150 others still missing. Florida’s fire marshal says it’s the largest rescue effort the state has ever undergone that isn’t related to a natural disaster. And questions are mounting over what caused the collapse….


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 28)

Rescuers intensify efforts to find survivors of the Florida condo collapse. Friends and family members gather to wait for any news of their loved ones. President Biden greenlights the bipartisan infrastructure bill. He says he understandably upset some Republicans when he implied he would only sign it if Congress passes his American Families Plan. The…


‘Understandably Upset Some Republicans’: Biden Walks Back Implied Veto Threat on Infrastructure Deal

President Joe Biden walked back the implied threat of a veto on his bipartisan infrastructure deal amid pushback from Republican lawmakers who accused him of reneging on his promise. In a statement released by the White House, Biden said that he “understandably upset some Republicans” when he told reporters he’d only sign the $1.2 trillion…


Republicans Threaten to Abandon Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal After Biden Veto Ultimatum

Republicans in Congress have warned they may pull their support for a bipartisan infrastructure framework after President Joe Biden said he would refuse to sign the final bill unless the Senate approves another measure funding what Democrats call “human infrastructure.” After Biden announced on Thursday that he, along with five Democratic and five Republican senators,…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (June 24)

Questions about anti-virus pioneer John McAfee’s death in a Spanish prison. It seems to be a suicide, right after a Spanish judge declared he could be extradited to the US. New York state is ending the cocktails take-out program that’s been popular with restaurants and diners.


Biden Announces Bipartisan Deal on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the White House struck a deal with a bipartisan group of senators on an infrastructure plan after weeks of talks. Biden appeared alongside a group of lawmakers, including Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and…


Biden Announces Bipartisan $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

President Joe Biden announced on June 24 that the White House has struck a deal with a bipartisan group of senators on an infrastructure plan after weeks of talks. Biden appeared alongside a group of lawmakers, including Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Joe Manchin…


Bipartisan Senators Reach Deal on Infrastructure ‘Framework,’ to Meet Biden

A bipartisan senators’ group working on a major infrastructure package said Wednesday it had crafted a “framework” for a deal, and that members plan to meet President Joe Biden on Thursday for further discussion. Emerging from a meeting with top White House officials, lawmakers said talks had been productive but cautioned that unresolved issues remained….


Group of 21 Bipartisan Senators Say They Agree on ‘Framework’ for Infrastructure

A bipartisan senators’ group working on a major infrastructure package has more than doubled in size to 21 members, featuring 11 Republicans, nine Democrats, and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats. The group sought support for its emerging bipartisan proposal in a statement on Wednesday, saying the plan would not hike taxes on wealthy individuals…