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Biden appoints advisor to deliver massive infrastructure plan

2021-11-15T03:50:41.662Z


US President Joe Biden has tasked former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu with overseeing the implementation of his major agenda ...


US President Joe Biden has tasked former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu with overseeing the implementation of his major infrastructure construction program, which includes $ 1.2 trillion in investment.

As a senior adviser, Mitch Landrieu

"will oversee the most significant investments in American infrastructure to be made for generations,"

the White House said in a statement.

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This plan, the law of which was recently passed by Congress after several months of procrastination, aims to create millions of jobs, upgrade a poor road network, including bridges, as well as waterways and roads. ports or to strengthen supply circuits.

Joe Biden is due to enact this law on Monday.

Mitch Landrieu, 61, is used to dealing with crises.

In 2010, he took over as mayor of New Orleans, which was slow to recover from the deadly and devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He was also vice-governor of Louisiana.

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He is counting on this vast program to influence politically during the mid-term elections scheduled for November 2022.

Source: lefigaro

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