Biden urges Democrats to support his plan for social programs, climate change
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday urged House Democrats to embrace a framework on a $1.75 trillion bill to address the nation’s social safety-net programs and climate crisis, though details on some of its major policies are still unresolved.
Biden went to Capitol Hill to make a pitch for the agenda-fulfilling legislation before he departed for international summits in Europe in the afternoon.
“We have a framework that will get 50 votes in the United States Senate,” Biden told House Democrats in the basement of the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the remarks. “I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that the House and Senate majorities and my presidency will be determined by what
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