Biden Plans to Take Case for Economic Agenda to American Public
- President to hit the road next week as bills stall in Congress
- ‘I believe I can get this done,’ Biden says at White House
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President Joe Biden said he’ll take the case for his economic agenda to the U.S. public, seeking to build support as Democrats in Congress deadlock over competing priorities and his poll ratings sag.
Biden on Friday effectively reset the timeline for advancing the two bills -- a $550 billion plan for infrastructure projects that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had signaled she wanted to pass this week and a larger package of social programs and other priorities of progressive Democrats that includes tax increases for the wealthy and corporations.