Battle begins in US Congress over taxes, infrastructure spending
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President Biden is advancing a $2 trillion infrastructure bill as Republicans balk at the cost and proposed tax hikes
The United States Congress is poised to lurch into a contentious battle over President Joe Biden’s infrastructure investment plan as Democrats and Republicans argue over the $2 trillion cost and how the money should be parceled out in the next several years. Democrats, who have effective control of the Senate and a slim majority in the House of Representatives, are aiming to deliver a final bill for the Democratic president to sign into law between July 4 and early September. They say they want Republican buy-in, but have also warned that they will move unilaterally if they cannot make prompt progress.
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