President Joe Biden pitches his $2.7 trillion infrastructure package to lawmakers from both parties this week, while Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will testify before House appropriators on the heels of Biden proposing a huge increase in USDA spending.
 
Biden will meet on Monday with eight members of the House and Senate from both parties to discuss his American Jobs Plan. Republicans will be an especially tough sell, both because of the expanse of the proposal, which ventures far beyond roads, bridges and waterways, and because it would be paid for with corporate tax increases.
 
The White House  on Sunday night announced the list of lawmakers who will be at the meeting: Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; Deb Fischer, R-Neb.; Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; and Roger Wicker, R-Miss.; and Reps. Garret Graves, R-La.; Donald Payne, D-N.J.; David Price, D-N.C.; and Don Young, R-Alaska.
 
Biden “wants to have the discussion about how we can work together to address our nation’s outdated infrastructure and rebuild our workforce for the future,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. “The president was elected because he was committed to working with both parties to address the crises our nation is facing.”
 
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