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Senate Republicans proposed a $928 billion infrastructure plan focusing on core measures like roads and bridges, countering the Biden administration's $1.7 trillion initiative, which includes elder care. The GOP suggests funding through unspent COVID relief funds, opposing Biden's corporate tax hike. Unemployment claims have decreased, attributed to easing COVID restrictions.

What is the main focus of the Senate Republicans' infrastructure proposal?

• Healthcare and education

• Military and defense

• Core infrastructure like roads and bridges

• Renewable energy projects

How does the Biden administration's infrastructure plan differ from the GOP's proposal?

• It eliminates funding for roads and bridges

• It reduces funding for broadband capabilities

• It includes elder care and other non-traditional infrastructure issues

• It focuses solely on military spending

What funding method for the infrastructure bill is suggested by President Biden?

• Reducing military expenditure

• Raising the corporate tax rate

• Cutting healthcare spending

• Increasing tariffs on imports

What alternative funding method do GOP senators propose for the infrastructure bill?

• Reducing social security benefits

• Increasing personal income taxes

• Using unspent COVID relief funds

• Issuing new government bonds

What recent change in the U.S. job market is highlighted in the report?

• A decrease in new jobless claims

• An increase in new jobless claims

• A surge in new job openings

• A rise in unemployment rate