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    By The Numbers: Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

    President Biden has unveiled a massive infrastructure proposal that he says would deliver a "once-in-a-generation investment" in the United States. Here are the key details.
    by Benjamin Swasey Apr 01, 2021 1 minute
    President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes $80 billion for railways.

    President Biden this week unveiled a massive infrastructure proposal that he says would deliver a "once-in-a-generation investment" in the United States.

    Here are six key numbers from the wide-ranging measure:

    $2 trillion

    The plan's overall estimated price tag.

    13

    The U.S. ranks 13th in the in 2019. The Biden administration is using the ranking to emphasize the need to rebuild and upgrade roads, bridges and much more.

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