Biden touts infrastructure funds in bid to flip North Carolina

May 3, 2024, 11:06 AM UTC

President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans who opposed his signature infrastructure law that is funding lead-pipe removal in North Carolina, as he seeks to make a long-shot play for the state’s voters.

Biden’s trip yesterday to the battleground state — the third this year — is bolstering his campaign’s push to compete in the traditionally red state that Donald Trump narrowly won in 2020.

Biden announced $3 billion to help identify and replace toxic lead pipes and deliver clean drinking water, casting the investment as a boon to public health and the state’s economy. The president also met with the families ...

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