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By Kayla Tausche, CNBC • Updated on March 11, 2021 at 2:13 pm Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden wants his infrastructure overhaul plan to win bipartisan support, but lawmakers behind the scenes are starting to draw battle lines. Democrats are pushing to include green initiatives, as well as tax increases to pay for the legislation. Republicans, meanwhile, are wary of including climate-related provisions and uncomfortable with bigger tax hikes. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event with the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson and M...

Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Biden and Vice President Harris invited 10 labor leaders into the Oval Office in mid-February. Biden has pledged to be the most labor-friendly president ever. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images In mid-February — barely a month into his term — President Biden gathered 10 union leaders in the Oval Office. The meeting lasted two hours. "Every once in a while as president you get to invite close friends into the Oval," Biden said, laughing. He added: "These ...

  / President Biden and Vice President Harris invited 10 labor leaders into the Oval Office in mid-February. Biden has pledged to be the most labor-friendly president ever. // AFP via Getty Images, Saul Loeb In mid-February — barely a month into his term — President Biden gathered 10 union leaders in the Oval Office. The meeting lasted two hours. "Every once in a while as president you get to invite close friends into the Oval," Biden said, laughing. He added: "These are the folks that brung me to the dance." As a candidate, Biden pledged to be the most labor-friendly president ev...