WASHINGTON – Administration officials are drawing up a plan for a multi-part infrastructure and an economic package that could cost as much as $ 3 billion and that could fulfill the key elements of President Biden’s campaign agenda, according to people at the discussions. was involved.
The first proposal is about roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects and contains many of the climate change initiatives that Mr. Biden set out in the plan to “Build Back Better” which he released during the 2020 campaign.
The package will be followed by measures focusing on education and other priorities, including extending the newly expanded child tax credit that will expire at the end of the year and provide for universal nursery and education-free community college, the people said.
The packages could face a difficult path through the narrowly divided Congress, and Democrats do not all agree on how to proceed with their spending and tax proposals. Mr. Biden is expected to be briefed on the details of the proposals this week, and people have warned that the strategy is tentative. Mr. Biden will have to sign off on the legislative strategy to continue.
Some details of the strategy under consideration were reported earlier by the New York Times.