The White House said on Saturday that Republicans “struggled to articulate a reason” to oppose President Biden
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In a White House memorandum obtained by The Hill, adviser Anita Dunn highlighted the growing momentum for Biden’s proposal, citing positive reports from credit rating agency Moody’s, and increasing support from climate experts, economists and others.
Republicans, however, criticized the price of the proposal, arguing that it promotes progressive agenda priorities unrelated to infrastructure.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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Other members of the IDP opposed Biden’s plan to spend billions on electric vehicles, an increase in corporate taxes and other measures to combat climate change, which are included in the proposal.
In Saturday’s memo, Dunn said Republicans struggled to articulate a reason to support a plan that has public support.
“Despite widespread public support, it is no surprise that Republicans have struggled to articulate a reason to oppose the president’s plan. “In an attempt to attack the president’s proposal, the Republicans had to flee their own record to support critical investments in our infrastructure,” Dunn wrote.
“And while President Biden wants to pay for this plan more than asking big business to pay their fair share, Republican lawmakers were quickly defending multinational corporations,” Dunn continued.
Biden reveal the plan Wednesday in Pittsburgh, which aims to repair 20,000 miles of road, 10,000 bridges, expand broadband access to rural and underserved communities, replace the country’s pipelines and service pipelines to ensure clean water, invest in research and development and manufacturing and access to home and community-based care.
The president proposes to fund the plan over 15 years by raising the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent.
Dunn noted that 1 in 2 voters in a recent poll by Morning Consult and Politico said they approve an infrastructure plan funded by raising taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations.
But amid no support from the IDP and a 50-50 Senate, it is likely that Democrats will have to push legislation through Congress through budget reconciliation, a process that will allow the Senate to pass the 60-vote filibuster bypass.
The Biden administration announced this week that it hopes the plan will succeed by summer.