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Benefits of the combined infrastructure packages, so it is a tailored approach to pay for the bill, for joe manchins of the world who are concerned about being fiscally responsible here, here's the path. here is how to invest significantly in infrastructure in ways that are needed and urgent and pay for it. so i think it's a strong step forward in getting the second of the two-bill package done. >> let me ask it this way. you describe it as a framework. let me put it to you plainly. do you see wiggle room on those numbers? 26.5% for corporate tax rates and 39.6% for individual. >> there may be...

Were striped out in the negotiations but as a starting point, there are some real significant pay-fors here. >> reporter: there are. this is one of the largest tax increases in sometime, potentially decades. taxes that would go on corporates, mainly as well as high income earners to pay for the democrats plan of a $3.5 trillion, paid for most of it to expand the safety net, a dramatic overhaul of a whole wide range of health care and environmental, education, childcare and a number of initiatives that are central to the democratic agenda. this plan to pay for it coming out of the house ways an...

Bill. >> we got a peek at that map today. what did we learn about the tax changes democrats want to make to try to get to some number of what they can actually pay for? >> reporter: they're fulfilling their problems of increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy. that's been a big priority of president biden and democrats. they're trying to redistribute, readjust the economy, so that the wealthy have to pay more, and distribute those benefits to the middle and low ser class. that's what this $3.5 trillion bill is meant to do. they're going to raise the corporate tax rate to 26.5% ultimate...

Means committee, what they released today. they want to raise money by taxing the wealthiest and by taxing corporations. the corporate tax rate they say would go to 26.5%, the highest income earners, the tax rate would increase to 39.6%. now, there's some disagreement with the senate on how this should play out including senator joe manchin who will have a lot of say in what that corporate tax rate is going to be. he's likely to say 26.5% is much too high and minor differences as well. how much of the $3.5 trillion the tax proposal pays for, it's still unclear. they're waiting for final assess...

With republicans but within the democratic party. cnn's jessica dean is live at the capitol. this plan includes a reversal of the trump tax cuts for businesses and wealthy individuals. walk us through this. >> we're just getting some of the details. these could all change as we see lobbying and negotiating taking place over the next several days. democrats on a very tight time constraint. they're hoping to get this all sewn up by end with. thst pond. tha -- it's monday. that's a truncated period of time. how thoo pay for this massive package. some items that they have floated is increasing the...