Ballotpedia's Daily Transition Tracker - March 31, 2021

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President Joe Biden (D) unveiled the details of his American Jobs Plan on Wednesday. 

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Welcome to Ballotpedia's Transition Tracker March 31, 2021

Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking key presidential appointments, executive actions, and policy developments from the Biden administration.

 

 

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• There are no committee hearings scheduled Wednesday. The Senate stands adjourned until April 12 for a full session.

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News

• Biden unveiled the details of his American Jobs Plan on Wednesday. The $2 trillion infrastructure proposal would eliminate lead pipes and service lines in drinking water systems, rebuild 20,000 miles of road, repair economically significant bridges, and double federal funding for public transit, among other initiatives. Project spending would take place over eight years and be funded by increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% 28% and changing how multinational corporations are taxed.

• Biden will be in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to promote the American Jobs Plan.

• A group of Republicans launched The Coalition to Protect American Workers on Tuesday to combat Biden’s tax policy. The group plans to spend $50 million on its campaign.

• The White House announced additional plans on Tuesday to combat anti-Asian violence and bias, including expanding the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, establishing a COVID-19 Equity Task Force committee on anti-Asian bias, and creating a cross-agency initiative at the Department of Justice.

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Transition in Context: Presidential Approval Rating

The following chart compares the presidential approval ratings of Presidents Donald Trump (R) and Joe Biden (D) on a week-over-week basis. This number is taken from the 30-day average of polls conducted by a select list of polling organizations and outlets. Click here to read the list of polling organizations used.

Biden's approval rating for the ninth week of his term was 53.2%, up 0.2 percentage points from the week before. President Trump's approval rating at the same point in his term was 44.6%, about the same as the week before.

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What We're Reading

• CNN: Biden takes his time filling out diplomatic corps
• Politico: Fault lines form on Biden’s massive infrastructure plan
• The Wall Street Journal: Behind Biden’s Big Plans: Belief That Government Can Drive Growth

 

 

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