ROSEMOUNT, Minn., Nov. 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, in the race to stay ahead of a new variant of COVID-19 and rising inflation, visited Minnesota on Tuesday to highlight the benefits of its $ 1 trillion infrastructure law and push for a separate $ 1.75 trillion spending measure.

Since signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill on November 15, Biden has traveled to Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire to tout his benefits and help reverse falling polls for himself and the Democratic Party. .

On Tuesday, Biden visited Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, a suburb near Minneapolis and St. Paul, which offers programs to train workers in the construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure supported by the infrastructure law.

He should focus on how the law “will deliver real results for communities, create well-paying union jobs and position America to compete and win the 21st century,” press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday.

She said Dakota County Tech, which serves 2,900 credited and 10,000 uncredited students, provides an example of institutions nationwide that will train the next generation of workers and rebuild America’s infrastructure.

The infrastructure law, coupled with $ 24 billion in investment in the $ 1.75 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ spending measure, will prepare millions of workers for high-quality jobs in emerging economic sectors. growth, said the White House.

The Build Back Better bill has passed the House, but faces cuts and delays from moderate Democrats led by US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who traveled to Minnesota with Biden, said she was confident the Senate would pass Build Back Better legislation this month.

“We only have a few ‘little’ things to sort out,” she said.

Biden had pushed to include two years of free community college in the massive spending program, but that funding was cut as part of a compromise with moderate Democrats concerned about the bill’s high price tag.

It still includes $ 5 billion for community colleges to expand workforce training programs in partnership with employers, unions, public systems and community organizations, with $ 5 billion for large-scale training for jobs in high-demand sectors such as clean energy, manufacturing, education and care.

Under the Infrastructure Act, Minnesota will receive $ 4.5 billion in federal assistance to rebuild highways, about $ 302 million for bridges and $ 818 million to improve public infrastructure, the House said. White.

Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and David Gregorio

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