US Congress Approves Biden’s $ 1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

The House of Representatives of USA approved this Friday night the infrastructure plan of 1.2 trillion dollars promoted by the president, Joe Biden, after a dramatic day in the Legislature for the struggles within the Democratic Party.

The plan, which had been approved in the Senate in August and had been stuck in the Lower House for months, was approved with 228 votes in favor and 206 against, so now it only requires the signature of Biden.

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Although the Democrats have a majority in the Lower House, six of their congressmen, the most progressive, opposed the text, necessitating the support of 13 Republicans.

The disagreement between Democrats stems from a struggle between the two extremes of the party over the approval of their priorities.

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The progressives demanded that this infrastructure law be put to a vote along with the social agenda of Biden, a package of 1.75 trillion after several cuts, something to which the president himself had promised, but the centrists refused.

This pulse has dragged on for months, with continual pressure from the Democratic leadership, the White House and from itself. Biden to the two sectors to approve their agenda.

Some analysts have pointed to this chaos as one of the reasons for the Democratic electoral collapse in the elections last Tuesday, where they lost the Governor of Virginia.

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All these pressures caused most of the progressive wing to succumb this Friday and agree to approve the infrastructure plan only with the commitment of the centrists who will support the social plan in the coming weeks.

Already in the early hours of Saturday, the Democrats seamlessly approved a procedural vote to begin the debate on the social plan.

In a statement, the own Biden He “urged all members” of the House Democrats to pass both bills “tonight.”

The 1.2 trillion plan approved today, which only contemplates about $ 550 billion in new spending, is substantially less than the initial package presented by Biden last March of $ 2.25 trillion.

The package includes more than $ 110 billion to repair roads, bridges and highways, and $ 66 billion to promote passenger and freight rail.

This latest investment represents the largest injection of funds into the country’s rail network in half a century.

The bill also allocates $ 55 billion to address water supply problems, such as the replacement of all lead pipes, and provides for $ 65 billion to modernize the electrical grid.

It also allocates billions of dollars to rehabilitate ditches, reform ports and airports, and expand access to broadband.

The legislative text also pays attention to the fight against the climate crisis and dedicates 7.5 billion dollars to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations in the United States, one of the priorities of Biden.

In this section it contributes 47,000 million dollars to respond to fires, droughts, coastal erosion and heat waves, among others.

In all, this is the largest investment in public works in the US in years.

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