Biden Pitches $2.25 Trillion Plan to ‘Bring Everybody Along’ (1)

President Joe Biden presented a $2.25 trillion U.S. infrastructure plan on Wednesday, setting the stage for a drawn-out battle over his second big economic program after his pandemic-relief package’s relatively smooth sail through Congress.

“We’re going to bring everybody along,” Biden promised in a speech in Pittsburgh, saying that past economic growth had left out large swathes of American society. “We all do better when we all do well.”

WATCH: Biden outlines his administration’s infrastructure plan that is focused on aiding U.S. manufacturing, creating jobs, and addressing inequality.

(Source: Bloomberg)

The “American Jobs Plan,” as the president dubbed it, lays out an eight-year program that includes $620 billion for transportation and $650 billion for initiatives such as cleaner water and ...