- ‘We are very proud of this plan,’ says majority leader Schumer
- Price tag much less than the $6tn Bernie Sanders pushed for
2.44pm BST
Republicans wasted no time in criticizing Democrats’ $3.5tn proposal, arguing that the plan would cause prices to rise in the US.
Congressman Jason Smith, the top Republican on the House budget committee, directly tied the new proposal to the labor department’s latest report showing inflation growth hit a 13-year high last month.
The very same day we find out that inflation growth is the highest it’s been in 10 years, Washington Democrats are celebrating trillions more in spending. pic.twitter.com/i8XVVyW0sx
2.33pm BST
Joe Biden will also meet this afternoon with a bipartisan group of governors and mayors to discuss the importance of passing the bipartisan infrastructure framework.
Democratic congressional leaders have a long to-do list for the month of July. They are hoping to turn the bipartisan framework into a bill and get it passed, while also advancing their reconciliation package to cover more of Biden’s legislative priorities.
2.33pm BST
Greetings from Washington, live blog readers.
Joe Biden will travel from the White House to Capitol Hill today to attend the Senate Democratic caucus’s weekly lunch.