White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients told staffers Monday to spend as much money as allowed under federal law in the final 42 days before President Biden leaves.
In a memo to White House staffers, Mr. Zients urged his team to keep doling out cash for President Biden’s legislative victories, including his bipartisan infrastructure law; climate health and tax law dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act; COVID-19 stimulus and his measure to boost domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing known as the CHIPS and Sciences Act.
He said the government has already spent 98% of the funding already legally available through October, but there is more available to spend.