Good morning, I'm Arjun saying from the Washington Post and this is the Daily 202 for Tuesday

March 23rd.

In today's news, AstraZeneca's U.S. trial shows its coronavirus vaccine is 79 percent

effective, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is confirmed as Secretary of Labor.

First, the big idea.

Fresh off the heels of the passage of one of the largest spending bills in American history,

President Biden hopes he can do it again.

As House Democrats travel back to their districts to sell the $1.9 trillion American rescue plan

to voters in their home districts, White House officials are preparing to present the

president with a roughly $3 trillion infrastructure and jobs package.

My colleagues Jeff Stein and Tyler Pageer report that administration officials are preparing

a massive bill that will include funding for infrastructure projects and a series of

domestic policies, such as universal pre-K, national child care, and free community college

tuition.

Although the package is still on the works, and administration officials have stressed

the final price tag of the bill isn't certain, the bill is expected to include hundreds

of billions of dollars to repair crumbling infrastructure, like roads, bridges, and

waterways.

It also includes funding for retrofitting buildings, safety improvements, as well as

$100 billion for schools and education infrastructure.

Added to that are $400 billion dedicated to combating climate change.

The package is also expected to invest heavily in childcare, including a multi-year expansion

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