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President Joe Biden will comment on Wednesday afternoon on his more than $ 2 billion infrastructure package. Vice President Kamala Harris is also expected to attend.
The address comes a week after Biden unveiled the plan, which would invest in transportation infrastructure, water systems, broadband access, electrical grids, job training and other stipulations. The bill increases the tax rate to 28% to reimburse the expenditure.
In his speech, the president plans to increase pressure on Congress to work with him on the legislation, defend the increase in corporate taxes and criticize the bill extending beyond the scope of traditional infrastructure, according to an official. of the White House.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Said Friday that the IDP is likely to oppose the package because of the tax increase and the price.
A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., said Monday that the House’s lawmaker ruled that lawmakers could use budget reconciliation to pass legislation by a simple majority an additional time. The move means Democrats can pass the law without Republican votes. Democrats have a narrow majority in the Senate with the House split 50-50 and the vice president’s casting vote.
The infrastructure plan is the next legislative priority of the Biden administration after it signed the $ 1.9 billion Covid stimulus package in March.