Politics

What Does It Take to Build Back Better? Ask FEMA

The U.S. federal disaster response agency has inadvertently become a major funder of local infrastructure projects.

Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg
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Lawmakers in Washington are gearing up for the Biden administration’s first major legislative challenge: a set of measures on long-term economic priorities, including infrastructure and jobs, expected to cost roughly $3 trillion.