Joe Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law
By DW
16 November 2021 |
9:54 am
US President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law in a ceremony at the White House. The bill is a bipartisan compromise and a streamlined version of the original.
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