Biden Says New $550 Billion Bill Will Give Working Class "A Fighting Chance"

President Joe Biden said the $550 billion infrastructure deal cleared by the House on Friday is designed “to give working class people a fighting chance.”

President Joe Biden said the U.S. is poised to challenge China and other adversaries economically after the House passed the biggest U.S. infrastructure plan in decades, handing him a crucial victory after setbacks for Democrats in state elections.

“We took a monumental step forward as a nation,” Biden said Saturday at the White House, celebrating both passage of the legislation and October jobs growth that exceeded economists’ expectations.

The bipartisan, 228-206 vote late Friday sent the $550 billion measure -- with money for new roads and bridges, as well as expanded broadband, clean water, power grid upgrades, pollution cleanup and other priorities -- to Biden, who said he’ll sign it “soon,” but not this weekend.

The bill will mean new jobs, Biden said, adding that most won’t require a college education. “We’re creating more jobs, union jobs, can’t be outsourced, and they’re going to transform our transportation system,” he said.

“For all of you at home who feel left behind and forgotten in an economy that’s changing so rapidly, this bill is for you,” he said. “This is a blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America.”

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