Infrastructure: Biden’s Next Policy Battle

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Summary

With the latest US COVID-19 stimulus package done and dusted, the Biden administration is expected to turn its attention to the white whale of US politics: a national infrastructure investment plan.

The need for infrastructure investment is dire, and the economic logic is sound. But that doesn’t mean passage will come easy. Two obvious roadblocks stand in the way: the total cost of the bill, and the extent to which it focuses on green technology.

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