Biden visited Capitol Hill a day after a group of Democrats said their social program bill, which Democrats plan to enact on a strict party-line vote, would total $3.5 trillion. “We’re going to get this done,” Biden said as he arrived for the Senate Democrats’ lunch in the Capitol. Biden also needs the support of at least 10 Senate Republicans on the bipartisan infrastructure plan in order to pass it. AdvertisementIn the Senate, Democrats will need to keep every member of their caucus on board in order to pass a bill, giving each one significant leverage. “Now we have to put pen to paper and flesh it out.”In order to pay for the plan, Democrats would raise taxes on corporations and people making over $400,000.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 14, 2021 17:48 UTC