March 26 – President Joe Biden plans to travel to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, where he is expected to reveal his vision for a massive infrastructure bill.
The proposal is said to be larger than the $ 1.9 trillion aid package passed by Congress earlier this month.
Biden said in his first press conference Thursday that he would provide details of his plan to rebuild both physical infrastructure – roads and bridges – and technological infrastructure.
The President touted the proposed spending package as “a significant number of really well-paid jobs”.
The government passed a $ 1.9 trillion aid package earlier this month in a purely partisan vote.
Biden has not revealed how he plans to pay for what is expected to be a billion-dollar package of spending at a time when the economy recovers the years of damage to the economy caused by the pandemic.
Bloomberg reported that the Biden administration is considering a proposal to pay for the expenses by raising the corporate tax rate, increasing the income tax rate for those with incomes greater than $ 400,000, and a higher capital gains tax rate for those with incomes greater than $ 1 million.
Biden will visit Pittsburgh amid the growing immigration crisis on the border with Mexico, where unaccompanied minors are seeking asylum.
A heated battle is expected to ensue over an expanded voting law aimed at containing the flurry of measures that make voting difficult, such as those passed in Georgia.
Joe Napsha is a contributor to Tribune Review. You can contact Joe at 724-836-5252, jnapsha@triblive.com, or on Twitter.
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