Landrieu, Mitch
As Infrastructure Money Flows, Mitch Landrieu Must Straddle Partisan Divide
WASHINGTON — At a rare formal news conference in January, President Biden hailed the $1 trillion infrastructure package that Democrats and Republicans had recently approved, promising that miles of roads would be rebuilt, railways and bridges would be upgraded, and America’s public transit system would become a source of international envy. That same day, 16 […]
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Democrats Back Biden, But No Consensus About Plan B for 2024
NEW ORLEANS — Addressing reporters at a meeting of the Democratic Governors Association, Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina gave an emphatic answer when asked whether he expected President Biden to seek a second term — and whether he believed that was in the best interests of his party. “I do and I do,” Mr. […]
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Biden Names Mitch Landrieu to Oversee Infrastructure Spending
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Sunday night named Mitch Landrieu, a former mayor of New Orleans and a former lieutenant governor of Louisiana, to oversee $1 trillion in infrastructure spending from the bipartisan legislation that the president will sign into law on Monday. As a senior adviser to Mr. Biden with the title of infrastructure […]
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