White House Spotlights Failing Infrastructure to Pressure GOP
- Biden team issues state-level list of crumbling roads, bridges
- President is seeking to win public support for funding
Contractors work on a road under repair along Highway 101 in San Mateo, California.
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President Joe Biden’s team is intensifying its pressure on Republicans opposed to a bipartisan infrastructure agreement by spotlighting crumbling roads and bridges on a state-by-state basis that the funding could be used to rebuild.
Local fact sheets, being released on Thursday, also highlight states’ needs for improving water quality and expanding broadband internet.