President Joe Biden

While in Wisconsin, President Joe Biden was looking to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package. White House officials also issued an internal memo, highlighting how the largest investment in transportation, water systems and services in nearly a century would boost growth.

Republicans were angered after they agreed to compromise on an infrastructure plan with the White House, then President Biden said he'd only sign it along with a larger Democratic bill.

After their more than 3-hour meeting in Geneva, the U.S. leader said he pushed his Russian counterpart on human rights and other administration priorities.

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore of Milwaukee is among the House Democrats who think their party should pass a large federal infrastructure bill with or without Republican support.

For this Listen MKE, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Water Works Superintendent Karen Dettmer and Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson discuss how they plan to address the city's lead issue.

President Biden made the pitch for a larger federal role, framed new programs aiding children as essential for the middle class and marked history in the House chamber with two top women.

Wednesday's speech will be familiar and unique all at once. The president will still enter down the aisle of the House chamber. But he will also be addressing a masked, socially distanced audience.