Biden To Unveil Sweeping Human Infrastructure Bill In First Major Address To Congress

April 28, 2021
President Joe Biden (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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April 28, 2021

President Biden will throw the full weight of his presidency behind a sweeping $1.8 trillion “human infrastructure” proposal during an address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night.

Dubbed the “American Families Plan,” it is an ambitious package that would dramatically strengthen the social safety net. The proposal is a complement to Biden’s “American Jobs Plan,” a package focused broadly on infrastructure that he introduced about a month ago.

With swift mass vaccination success showing signs of easing the COVID pandemic, Biden is expected to stake the rest of his presidency on his twin pillars of a more robust federal presence in American life. He will also, per excerpts released by the White House, address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination campaign to a masked and considerably sized-down crowd.

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The White House is proposing:

  • Universal free pre-K education
  • Paid family and medical leave
  • Two years of tuition-free community college
  • Restoring the IRS's funding levels and bringing capital gains tax rates in line with income taxes
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President Biden will throw the full weight of his presidency behind a sweeping $1.8 trillion “human infrastructure” proposal during an address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night.

Dubbed the “American Families Plan,” it is an ambitious package that would dramatically strengthen the social safety net. The proposal is a complement to Biden’s “American Jobs Plan,” a package focused broadly on infrastructure that he introduced about a month ago.

With swift mass vaccination success showing signs of easing the COVID pandemic, Biden is expected to stake the rest of his presidency on his twin pillars of a more robust federal presence in American life. He will also, per excerpts released by the White House, address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination campaign to a masked and considerably sized-down crowd.

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