Biden lands back at the White House after Easter weekend with Jill at Camp David
Daily MailPresident Joe Biden criticized Republicans who claim his $2.3trillion spending package has nothing to do with infrastructure and dismissed claims higher corporate taxes might push companies abroad as he returned from a weekend at Camp David. The president has proposed hiking the corporate tax rate in the US to 28 percent from 21 percent, which would partially undo the Trump administration's cut from 35 percent in its 2017 tax bill. President Joe Biden made his comments after he and first lady Jill Biden returned to the White House after spending the Easter weekend at Camp David President Joe Biden dismissed concern that his plan for higher corporate tax rates in the US might cause companies to move abroad President Joe Biden walks over to speak with reporters on the Ellipse on the National Mall after spending the weekend at Camp David Republicans have charged the high tax rate will see companies flee the United States to establish themselves abroad in countries with a lower tax rate. The Bidens spent the holiday weekend with their family and returned to the White House on Monday after the long weekend at Camp David President Joe Biden took issue with Republicans' charge that his infrastructure package has too many items not related to infrastructure President Joe Biden salutes a Marine as he disembarks from Marine One upon arrival at the Ellipse on the National Mall Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri said he told the White House if they want bipartisan support on an infrastructure plan, it needs to have just infrastructure Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri said he told the White House if they want bipartisan support on an infrastructure plan, it needs to have just infrastructure. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration's proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate President Joe Biden's corporate tax plan would generate about $2 trillion over 15 years to pay for his ambitious $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal.