President Biden Coming to New Jersey Today to Promote Agenda
President Joe Biden is making his way to New Jersey today to promote his “Build Back Better” agenda and infrastructure plan. The $1 trillion bill has had a tough time…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 14: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with a bipartisan group of city and state political leaders, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (L), about his proposed infrastructure plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Vice President Kamala Harris, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh also attended the meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
President Joe Biden is making his way to New Jersey today to promote his "Build Back Better" agenda and infrastructure plan.
The $1 trillion bill has had a tough time getting through Congress with some Democrats raising concerns over the structure and cost of various initiatives in the bill. The plan already passed the senate, even receiving support from 19 Republicans.
According to reports, Biden will be welcomed by Governor Phil Murphy before making stops in North Plainfield to visit a school, and Newark and Kearny for the groundbreaking of the Portal North Bridge replacement over the Hackensack River which runs between Newark and Penn Station.
"The outdated swing bridge, which often gets stuck, delaying rail traffic on the Northeast Corridor — used by Amtrak and NJ Transit — will be replaced with a two-track, 2.5-mile bridge that will run 50 feet above the river," (northjersey.com)
Biden isn't the only politician to come to New Jersey in recent weeks. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama have come to the Garden State to show their support for Governor Murphy, who is running for re-election against Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
Citattarelli has already received support from Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
The election is November 2.
