WOODSTOCK, N.H. — Standing before an aging, rusty steel bridge, President Biden on Tuesday declared that his newly signed $1.2 trillion infrastructure package would help expand New Hampshire’s high-speed Internet access, clean up its water supply, and repair its roads and bridges — such as the decrepit one serving as his backdrop.
“Folks, every mile counts, every minute counts in an emergency,” he told an audience of several dozen people in this secluded forest town, pointing to the 82-year-old bridge over the Pemigewasset River behind him and saying its deteriorating condition could slow down firefighters and emergency responders.
The state was the first stop in a series of nationwide events by Biden and top administration officials to promote the bipartisan infrastructure law — and in the process try to rebuild the popularity of his presidency and his party after a rough few months that have seen his approval rating plummet and the Democrats lose a governor’s seat in Virginia.
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