Biden looks to move past Capitol Hill drama as he takes infrastructure pitch back on the road
CNN
President Joe Biden traveled to mid-Michigan on Tuesday as he looks to regain momentum on his twin economic packages, which remain stalled on Capitol Hill because of sharp divisions within his own party about the size and scope of the plans.
During a speech on the trip, Biden argued that both components of his Build Back Better agenda -- a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package and a larger $3.5 trillion bill to expand the social safety net -- are essential to the country's economic growth, particularly to support middle-class and working families.
Biden said he feels the country is at a historic turning point and that the country needs to make the kind of large-scale investments that competitors like China are making in order to kick-start the economy. The President highlighted China's spending in education -- particularly on early and higher education -- and argued the US needs to make similar investments.
The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he lied to Congress.