Why Spending $3.5 Trillion May Not Boost Growth
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A.M. Edition for Oct. 19. Democrats are still trying to move two massive spending bills through Congress. But as WSJ's John McCormick explains, spending $3.5 trillion on soft infrastructure may not be the boon to economic growth that Democrats are hoping for. Former President Donald Trump is suing to block the release of White House records as part of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation. And Texas passes a new congressional map bolstering the GOP and decreasing political representation for growing minorities. Peter Granitz hosts.
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