Biden summons public support as GOP bucks infrastructure

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With an appeal to think big, President Joe Biden is promoting his $ 2.3 trillion infrastructure plan directly to Americans, summoning public support to push past the Republicans lining up against the massive effort they sum up as big taxes, big spending and big government.

Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it` more advantageous to oppose the costly  โหลด slotxo American Jobs Plan, saddling the Democrats with ownership of the sweeping proposal and the corporate tax hike Biden says is needed to pay for it. He wants the investments in roads, schools, broadband and clean energy approved by summer.

“They know we need it,” Biden said of the Republicans as he returned to Washington on Monday. "Everybody around the world is investing billions and billions of dollars in infrastructure, and we’re going to do it here."

The once bipartisan source of unity has cracked and groaned under the weight of political polarization. Where Biden sees an urgency in going big, Republicans want a narrow plan that focuses on roads and bridges, and warn that any corporate tax increase would crush economic growth.

The standoff almost ensures a months-long slog as Congress hunkers down to begin drafting legislation and the White House keeps the door open to working across the aisle with Republicans, hoping that continued public attention will drum up support.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell declared plainly on Monday that Biden's plan is "something we’re not going to do."

Speaking to reporters in Kentucky, McConnell said Republicans could support a “much more modest” approach, and one that doesn rely on corporate tax hikes to pay for it.