Differences Between Republican Infrastructure Plan & Biden's American Jobs Plan
This infographic shows a spending comparison between the $568 billion Republican proposal and Biden's more expansive one, which includes funds for schools and eldercare.
An infrastructure package proposed by U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday is about a quarter the size of Democratic President Joe Biden's sweeping $2.3 trillion proposal and focuses narrowly on broadband access and traditional infrastructure projects. Here's the breakdown:
Roads & Bridges:
The GOP plan includes ongoing “baseline” spending of $260.5 billion for highways.
The Biden plan is in addition to “baseline” spending levels.
Thus the increased in funding for roads is bridges is $115b over 8 years under the Biden plan and $39 billion over 5 years under the GOP plan.
