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Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?

  • Written by Ana Maria Dimand, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Boise State University
Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?The $1 trillion bill was a heavy lift for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (center). Next up: the budget reconciliation bill known as Build Back Better.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The U.S. Congress passed an infrastructure bill that funds more than a trillion dollars in nationwide federal spending on Nov. 5, 2021.

The bill puts about US$240 billion toward...

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