Biden Seeks Support for Economic Agenda on Trip to Pennsylvania
- President travels to Scranton, his childhood hometown
- Biden has been negotiating with lawmakers over his agenda
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President Joe Biden sought to generate public support for his economic agenda on Wednesday with a trip to his childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, as Democrats wrangle over a scaled-back plan.
“These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency, about expanding opportunity, not having opportunity denied,” Biden said, pointing to funding for public transit, rail lines, high-speed internet and environmental cleanup, among other things.