Daily on Energy: Biden infrastructure plans fall short of marker set by left wing

Published March 23, 2021 4:39pm ET



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BIDEN OPENING BID TOO SMALL FOR SOME ON LEFT: The preliminary numbers from President Biden’s reported infrastructure push — $3 trillion total and $400 billion specifically to curb climate change — fall short of the marker left-wing lawmakers laid out just last week. Green New Deal author Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation that would spend $500 billion alone on greening public transit, including by electrifying rail and buses and funding the buildout of charging stations.

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