Biden tours New Orleans' aging water plant

US President Joe Biden highlighted aging bridges and water treatment plants on Thursday as he stood in reliably Republican Louisiana to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. Even as he engages with Republicans in Washington, Biden is trying to sell their voters on the idea that higher corporate taxes can provide $115 billion for roads and bridges and hundreds of billions of dollars more to upgrade America's electrical grid, make the water system safer, rebuild homes and jump-start the manufacturing of electric vehicles.

The White House said in a statement, that the aging plant was not operating at full capacity due to water main breaks and other equipment failures. The American Jobs Plan includes a $111 billion investment for clean, safe drinking water.