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Jul 9, 2021

Nothing brings people together like infrastructure

Both labor unions and business groups are uniting to push for the bipartisan infrastructure spending bill on the table in Washington. Plus, as the Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo, an update on the new no-spectator policy for the Summer Games. And, President Biden could sign an executive order as early as today intended to increase competition and cut down on aggressive pricing in the ocean shipping and freight rail industries.

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Construction continues near unfinished Purple Line rail tracks at the Paul Sarbanes Transit Center on April 8, 2021, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Construction continues near unfinished Purple Line rail tracks at the Paul Sarbanes Transit Center on April 8, 2021, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Nothing brings people together like infrastructure