Biden signs $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill

In a celebratory signing ceremony on the White House South Lawn, President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law on Monday, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve.

The president hopes to use the law to build back his popularity and says it will deliver jobs, clean water, high-speed internet and a clean energy future. Support for Biden has taken a hit amid rising inflation and the inability to fully shake the public health and economic risks from COVID-19. In order to achieve a bipartisan deal, the president had to cut back his initial ambition to spend $2.3 trillion on infrastructure by more than half. The bill that became law on Monday in reality includes about $550 billion in new spending over 10 years. but, the administration still views the bill as a national project with a broad range of investments and the potential ways to improve people's lives with clean drinking water and high-speed internet.