Biden faces pressure amid plan for $3.5T federal overhaul

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks connected COVID-19 during an lawsuit successful the South Court Auditorium connected the White House campus, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 6:51 PM, Sep 28, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-28 19:51:18-04

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is mounting connected President Joe Biden to trim backmost his $3.5 trillion national authorities overhaul to triumph implicit holdout chap Democrats.

Biden canceled a Wednesday travel to Chicago to support moving connected a deal.

As the president and lawmakers see ways to set the proposals, each eyes are turning to Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, to accidental what they tin unrecorded with.

Biden met privately with Manchin and Sinema astatine the White House Tuesday — arsenic Congress was besides racing to forestall a national shutdown and indebtedness default.

For a 2nd day, Republicans blocked a measurement to rise the government's indebtedness ceiling.

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