Jason Furman, a top economist from the Obama administration, has delivered a devastating blow to Joe Biden’s legacy, admitting that one of the former president’s signature legislative wins—the much-hyped infrastructure plan—has been a colossal failure. Speaking to Politico in an interview published on February 20, 2025, Furman didn’t mince words about the Biden-Harris administration’s $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), signed in November 2021. This revelation is a wake-up call for conservatives who’ve long warned that bloated government spending and red tape choke real progress.

Furman laid bare the truth about Biden’s infrastructure failure.

“On infrastructure, the program has basically been a failure,” he told Politico. “A huge amount of money flooded into it. In some ways it made it even harder to build with the number of requirements put on programs.”

He pointed to sky-high costs and endless delays that swallowed the cash, noting that much of the funding still sits unspent. This isn’t some right-wing spin—it’s a damning admission from a Democrat insider who knows the game.

The BIL was supposed to turbocharge America’s roads, bridges, and economy, but Furman exposed its underbelly.

“All of this drove up costs so much that the money that got spent was basically swallowed up by the higher costs, and then a lot of the money hasn’t even been spent,” he said.

Instead of delivering jobs and growth, Biden’s plan bogged down in bureaucratic quicksand—classic liberal overreach. Meanwhile, American families grappled with soaring inflation and stagnant wages under his watch, issues that dominated voters’ minds in 2024.

Biden’s team kept crowing about economic wins, but the reality hit hard. Exit polls showed most voters felt inflation as a “hardship,” shattering the administration’s rosy narrative. The BIL’s flops—high costs, slow rollouts—only fueled the mess. Conservatives saw this coming a mile away: shovel tons of taxpayer money into a government sinkhole, and you get nothing but excuses.

Contrast that with President Donald Trump’s return to power. Since January 20, 2025, he’s moved fast, signing a memorandum for “emergency price relief” to tackle the cost-of-living crisis Biden left behind. Trump’s campaign promised economic policies for everyday Americans—less waste, more results. Furman’s critique proves why that matters.

“Basically been a failure”—those words from Furman should haunt every Democrat who cheered Biden’s spending spree. The BIL was their crown jewel, yet it’s a dud by their own expert’s measure. Republicans have always known big government can’t build America back—only free markets and common sense can. Trump’s already proving it, cutting through the nonsense Biden piled up.

This is the GOP’s moment. Furman handed us the ammo to bury Biden’s legacy and push a real agenda: slash the bureaucracy, unleash builders, and fix what’s broken without drowning in debt. Conservatives aren’t surprised—Biden’s failure was predictable. Now, with Trump at the helm, we’ve got a shot to undo the damage and get America working again.