Biden willing to negotiate aspects of $2 trillion infrastructure plan: Energy Secretary Granholm [View all]

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"He knows that his current plan is going to be changed," she said on "This Week"


By Meg Cunningham April 11, 2021, 12:17 PM

President Joe Biden could alter some aspects of his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal and may be open to breaking it up into several smaller packages, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

"The president is willing to negotiate what this looks like," Granholm told "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos. "He knows that his current plan is going to be changed. That's the nature of compromise, so whether it is in one big package or several packages, he wants to talk to Republicans."

Given the widespread interest in adopting new infrastructure and updating old technology, Granholm said Biden wants to achieve bipartisan support.

"A lot of the Republicans that he's talking to have actually introduced bills that are consonant with what's in this package," she said. "These are things that Democrats and Republicans know need to happen. It's just a question of the process to be able to get to the finish line."

Biden is set to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers Monday to discuss his infrastructure plan...........................
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I am so glad to see Jennifer Granholm in the Biden Admin. Love her. smart gal




Granholm argues 'infrastructure' meaning is out of date, despite mockery from Republicans

The Democrats' effort to broaden the meaning of "infrastructure" has been mocked


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/granholm-infrastructure-encourages-redefinition

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday urged lawmakers to rethink the meaning of infrastructure as Democrats face ridicule for their attempts to redefine the term.
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"Historically, it's been 'what makes the economy move?'" Granholm said on ABC's "This Week." "What is it that we all need to ensure we as citizens are productive?"


"In 1990 we wouldn't have thought that broadband was infrastructure because it wasn't on the scene yet, but of course we have broadband in every pocket of the nation."

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