Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill on Nov. 15, with an alternative promise in providing people with a better social spending plan. According to the White House, “This Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to high-speed internet, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind.” The majority of Democrats and some Republicans in Congress have shown favor in this bill.

The infrastructure bill is meant to make people’s lives easier and preserve the lives of many who have died due to the failure of bridges or roads. Freshman Mariam Malik said, “Just thinking about the bridge that collapsed and 13 people died,“ referring to the 2007 Minneapolis I-35 bridge collapse incident “that’s like where our infrastructure as a country needs to be changed.”

Despite having the pandemic hitting hard worldwide, America’s economy is one of the many that have suffered deeply throughout the challenging time. Sophomore Henry Hilton said, “I think the infrastructure bill is very important. Even though there are lots of issues that we need to focus on right now, I think that Biden actually getting something done is a pretty big win. It shows that our government is able to compromise and work past their differences. I think it is a good building block for the government to tackle more future issues.”

In addition to this, Malik mentioned that “It’s something that we can slowly start to fix,” despite being in a global pandemic and other pressing issues, “this is also one and if you wait for a long amount of time it’ll just get worse.”

Biden also wishes that by signing the bill, this can rebuild the middle class and “help America win the competition for the 21st century.” Although this shouldn’t be the ultimate goal and place where America should be aiming for, it is surely a place where we can possibly end up.

With the enormous number of $1.75 trillion, Biden is determined to reunite bright electricians, line workers, managers, engineers, and much more. Not only does Biden plan to influence the current U.S. infrastructure, but also the future generations. In one quote to the Dakota County Technical College students, Biden said that “Technology moves so rapidly, and you’ve got to get an education to make it work.”

Minnesota isn’t Biden’s last trip, “Over the next several weeks I’m going to be traveling all over the country, and so will Vice President Harris and my Cabinet and folks throughout our administration to show how these investments are going to change your lives, change lives for the better,” Biden said.

Although the bill is still being negotiated, Biden and his team are working on it to be passed before Christmas. Malik said, “I think this bill would probably help us move forward because accidents that happen with infrascture are unpleasant. This bill would really help and make us stronger in a way.” Not only will this significantly impact the broad view of the U.S. infrastructure, but also the lives of each individual in America.