Sharjah 24 – AFP: US President Joe Biden announces from the White House that a deal has been reached with a bipartisan group of senators to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, likely unlocking the most funding for roads, bridges, ports and broadband in decades.
Commenting on this, Joe Biden, President of the United States said, "I’m pleased to report that a bipartisan group of senators, five Democrats, five Republicans, part of a larger group, have come together and forged and agreement that will create millions of American jobs and modernize our American infrastructure to compete with the rest of the world and own the 21st century." He added, "One of the underlying questions is: Can democracies compete with autocratic enterprises in the 21st century? And this is a big move toward that – being able to compete. We have to move, and we have to move fast. And this agreement signals to the world that we can function, deliver and do significant things." The President of the United States continued, "When we can find common ground, though, working across party lines, that is what I will seek to do. The reason why is because broader support for a proposal has in - the broader support a proposal has in Congress, the stronger its prospects for passage. Working together when we can will allow us to make bipartisan process whenever possible without foreclosing the right and the necessity of moving forward."
Joe Biden also stated, "The investments we’ll be making as a result of this deal are long overdue. They’ll put Americans to work in good paying jobs repairing our roads and our bridges. They’ll deliver high speed internet to every American home, bringing down the price that people pay now for internet service. And they’ll close the American digital divide that’s been driven home by every mother and father with a child at home during the Covid crisis."
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