President Joe Biden has wrapped up his visit to Pittsburgh.
Biden spoke at the Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center across from Settler's Ridge off the Parkway West Wednesday afternoon.
He mentioned how he began his campaign in Pittsburgh two-years ago and now has returned as president with an infrastructure plan.
Speaking in Collier Township today, the president said the projects such as building roads, tackling climate change and increasing human services would put millions of Americans to work, calling it "unlike anything we've seen or done."
Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America's infrastructure and expects the nation's corporations to pay for it.
The plan includes $621 billion for roads, bridges and transportation infrastructure.
The plan would also move the country away from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy.
It would be financed by raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, among other measures.
That could lead to fierce resistance from the business community and thwart attempts to work with Republican lawmakers.
PA Senator Bob Casey released a statement following Biden's visit.
"Today, President Biden laid out a plan to rebuild our infrastructure, create jobs and grow incomes for hardworking families. His plan also includes the bold investment that I have called for in home and community-based services, which will allow seniors and individuals with disabilities to receive care in the setting of their choice, lift up the caregiving workforce and make permanent funding from my bill in the American Rescue Plan. This is what 'building back better' is all about. In addition to laying out a detailed plan to upgrade our roads and bridges, President Biden has put forth commonsense ideas for how to finance these investments. Congress should quickly move forward on this legislation."
Fellow Senator, Republican Pat Toomey, obviously didn't agree.
"Rather than offsetting this enormous spending binge responsibly, the Biden Administration is pushing a massive tax increase by undoing large portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." Toomey added he's in on improving infrastructure as long as it's done responsibly.
Rep. Mike Kelly said that Biden's plan will hurt American workers and businesses.
"President Biden has called for massive new spending and one of the largest tax increases in American history just as we are climbing out of the lockdown recession. Biden's proposal will take more money from workers, families, and small businesses, leading to lower wages and more jobs being sent overseas. America needs creative, bipartisan solutions to modernize America's aging infrastructure that spur investment, not higher taxes on hard-working Americans."
