Politico: Biden’s incredible shrinking infrastructure plan https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/06/17/democrats-incredible-shrinking-infrastructure-plan-00039588
The inflation plaguing Joe Biden’s presidency is also shrinking what’s so far been his crowning legislative achievement — the infrastructure bill that Congress enacted just seven months ago.
Democrats have hailed the infrastructure law, with its $550 billion in new road, rail and broadband funding, as a transformative shift for the country. But inflation — which reached a 40-year high of 8.6 percent last month — has already slashed billions from its value, forcing states to cancel or delay projects as costs balloon.
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