Biden will press U.S. companies to pay acceptable level of tax Wednesday Trevor Hunnicutt ,
By Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will sharpen arguments for his $2 trillion-plus new spending proposal in a speech on Wednesday challenging opponents of the plan and the taxes that would be raised to pay for it.
Biden faces stiff opposition from Republicans, companies and even some in his own Democratic Party to key elements of the proposal he laid out a week ago, which must be approved by Congress to become a reality.
The president will attempt to put those opponents on the defensive in a speech where he will challenge critics to explain why it s acceptable that 91 of the biggest corporations paid zero in federal taxes in 2019, or lay out which parts of this package they don t think is worthy, according to a White House official previewing Biden s remarks, who declined to be named.
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“Let me be deadly earnest with you: We aren’t at the finish line. We still have a lot of work to do. We’re still in a life and death race against this virus,” Biden said in remarks at the White House.
Biden will press U.S. companies to pay acceptable level of tax
By Trevor Hunnicutt
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will sharpen arguments for his $2 trillion-plus new spending proposal in a speech on Wednesday, challenging those who oppose his plan and the taxes that would be raised to pay for it.
Biden faces stiff opposition from Republicans, companies and even some in his own Democratic Party to key elements of the proposal he laid out a week ago, which must be approved by Congress to become a reality.
The president will attempt to put those opponents on the defensive in a speech where he will challenge critics to explain why it s acceptable that 91 of the biggest corporations paid zero in federal taxes in 2019, or lay out which parts of this package they don t think is worthy, according to a White House official previewing Biden s remarks, who declined to be named.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. President Joe Biden will sharpen arguments for his $2 trillion-plus new spending proposal in a speech on Wednesday, challenging those who oppose his plan and the taxes that would be raised to pay for it.
Biden faces stiff opposition from Republicans, companies and even some in his own Democratic Party to key elements of the proposal he laid out a week ago, which must be approved by Congress to become a reality.
The president will attempt to put those opponents on the defensive in a speech where he will challenge critics to explain why it s acceptable that 91 of the biggest corporations paid zero in federal taxes in 2019, or lay out which parts of this package they don t think is worthy, according to a White House official previewing Biden s remarks, who declined to be named.