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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said President Biden's new $2.3 spending plan is too small and progressives in the House will push to make the package "way higher," with a goal of $10 trillion over 10 years.

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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., sent a letter to President Biden Tuesday asking him to extend a Trump-era pause on temporary foreign worker visas until the unemployment rate has “meaningfully declined.” 

Biden's planned tax hikes could extinguish any hope Democrats have of maintaining their governing trifecta in the 2022 midterm elections, according to some experts.

Senate Democrats unveiled a proposal this week to tax the unrealized capital gains of wealthy Americans' estates after they die.

Sen. Mitch McConnell blasted President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, claiming the proposal is a “Trojan horse” for major tax increases.

Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, argued that Biden's infrastructure plan - which is to be funded by corporate tax increases - will hurt the U.S. economy.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., on spending, infrastructure and taxes under the Biden administration.

Progressive Democrats are leaning on President Biden to dramatically increase the size of his next big-ticket economic spending bill, unveiling on Monday a new bill that would invest $10 trillion in renewable energy, green infrastructure and climate justice initiatives over the next decade. 

Democrats are making a push for President Biden to repeal the controversial $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions as he considers several tax proposals to fund forthcoming infrastructure legislation.