Biden Taps 5 Cabinet Members to Advance Infrastructure Plan

- U.S. President Joe Biden held his first Cabinet meeting Thursday, directing five Cabinet members to lead the way in explaining his $2 trillion infrastructure plan to the American public.

Biden, who unveiled the massive program to repair the country’s deteriorating roads and bridges and ramp up broadband internet connections on Wednesday, also instructed all of his agency chiefs to look at their spending plans to make sure “Buy American” rules are being followed, to maximize job opportunities for U.S. workers. Biden named Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, Energy chief Jennifer Granholm. Housing secretary Marcia Fudge, Labor Department leader Marty Walsh and Commerce secretary Gina Raimondo to lead the public effort to lobby support for the infrastructure plan.