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Biden on Saturday called the bill a once-in-a-generation
investment. The House of Representatives approved the package on
Friday after months of bitter fighting among Democrats.
The bipartisan infrastructure bill, which had passed the Senate
in August, would fund a massive upgrade of America's roads,
bridges, airports, seaports and rail systems, while also
expanding broadband internet service.
The bill will create jobs by modernizing roads and bridges and
transforming the transportation system, Biden said.
The bill's approval in the House was delayed as progressive and
moderate Democrats fought over the size of Biden's bigger
proposal for expanding the safety net and tackle climate change
and what exactly it should include.
Biden is still urging the House to pass his $1.75 trillion Build
Back Better plan.
The infrastructure bill's passage gave Biden a jolt of good news
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after sobering election losses for his Democratic Party last
week and a drop in his approval ratings.
Biden said on Saturday he would sign the bill soon in a formal
ceremony that highlights all the people who worked on it,
Democrats and Republicans alike.
(Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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