The White House said on Saturday that Republicans have “struggled to formulate a reason” to oppose President Biden
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In a White House memo obtained by The Hill, adviser Anita Dunn praised the growing momentum for Biden’s proposal, citing positive reports from credit rating company Moody’s and growing support from climate experts, economists and others.
However, Republicans have criticized the proposal’s price tag, arguing that it promotes forward-thinking agenda priorities unrelated to infrastructure.
Leader of the majority of the Senate Mitch McConnell
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Other members of the GOP have spoken out against Biden’s plan to spend billions on electric vehicles, an increase in corporate tax and other climate change mitigation measures included in the proposal.
In Saturday’s memo, Dunn said the Republicans have struggled to formulate a reason to oppose a plan backed by the public.
Despite the tremendous support from the public, it is no surprise that the Republicans have struggled to formulate a reason to oppose the president’s plan. And in trying to attack the president’s proposal, the Republicans had to flee their own record of supporting critical investments in our infrastructure, ”Dunn wrote.
“And while President Biden plans to more than pay for this plan by asking big corporations to pay their fair share, Republican lawmakers have been quick to defend multinational corporations,” Dunn continued.
Biden revealed the plan in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, which aims to repair 32,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, expand broadband access to rural and disadvantaged communities, replace the country’s lead and service pipelines to ensure clean water, invest in research and development and expand production and access to home and community care.
The president is proposing to fund the plan for 15 years by increasing the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent.
Dunn noted that in a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult and Politico, 1 in 2 voters said they approved an infrastructure plan funded by taxing wealthy Americans and businesses.
But amid zero support from the GOP and a 50-50 Senate, it’s likely that Democrats will have to push legislation through Congress through budget reconciliation, a process that allows the Senate to bypass the 60-vote filibuster. .
The Biden government announced this week that it hopes the plan will be passed by summer.