Biden Team Seeks Public’s Help to Beat GOP on Infrastructure
- White House set to apply strategy from $1.9 trillion stimulus
- Aides point to support among GOP voters for Biden policies
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The Biden administration is aiming to corral overwhelming public support for its $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan, targeting Republican voters, independents, mayors, governors and local politicians to counter opposition from GOP lawmakers, according to White House officials and Biden allies.
It’s the same outside-of-Washington playbook President Joe Biden’s team used to successfully pass his stimulus $1.9 trillion bill last month -- applied to an even larger spending proposal that already enjoys a head start in public support, polls suggest.