Biden's FDR moment? President in New Deal-like push that could cement his legacy
by Lauren Gambino in Washington from on (#5F0RD)
The president is planning a multi-trillion effort to fix America's infrastructure and kickstart the economy. But can he get Republicans on board?
Joe Biden came to power promising a New Deal-like economic agenda that would not only combat the Covid-19 pandemic, which has now claimed more than half a million lives in the US and caused unemployment not seen since the Great Depression, but also confront the deep-rooted disparities it has exposed.
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