Biden Rebuts Republican Digs at Infrastructure ‘Social Agenda’

The White House’s top infrastructure official on Friday will lay out how the administration will aim to advance racial equity and respond to climate change in deciding how money from the $1 trillion infrastructure law may be spent, even as Republican state officials push back on how President Joe Biden plans to distribute the funds.

Mitch Landrieu, Biden’s infrastructure coordinator, will outline 25 options for mayors to apply for billions in federal funding for roads, rail, transit, and clean water, according to the White House.

Landrieu’s speech comes the day after Republican governors wrote to Biden disagreeing with his ...