Infrastructure

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on Tuesday that Republicans were not likely to support any tax increases to fund President Biden’s next economic package.

Thursday's meeting came a day after the American Society of Civil Engineers graded the nation’s infrastructure as a lackluster “C-.” The group said $5.9 trillion must be spent over the next decade for safe and sustainable roads, bridges and airports. That recommendation is about $2.6 trillion more than what the government and private sector spend.

The United States faces a $2.59 trillion shortfall in infrastructure needs that requires a massive jump in government spending to address crumbling roads, bridges and other programs, according to an assessment by an engineers group issued on Wednesday.

Red states that chose to keep their economies open are being "punished" under the $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package pushed by President Biden, Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Fox News.

President Biden met with labor leaders at the White House Wednesday to push his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package and infrastructure development plans.