Biden starts his infrastructure sales pitch

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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, APR 09, 2021 CNBC POLITICS EDITOR'S NOTE Hello,   This is CNBC.com politics reporter Jacob Pramuk, in for politics editor Mike Calia.    President Joe Biden will kick off his infrastructure outreach next week when Congress returns to Washington.   The president will start his sales pitch to Capitol Hill when he meets with bipartisan members of the House and Senate. Biden has said he will hear out Republican ideas on how to change his more than $2 trillion infrastructure plan as GOP lawmakers criticize the proposal.    Even so, Biden has signaled he would move ahead without Republicans to pass a bill that would inject money into transportation, broadband, housing and job training, and hike the corporate tax rate to 28%.    As Biden starts his infrastructure push, he is also digging into two other priorities for his party. The White House will set up a bipartisan commission to study the potential expansion of the Supreme Court. Liberal activists have pushed to add seats to counter the top U.S. court's conservative drift.    Meanwhile, Biden took executive actions this week that aim to address gun violence. He said his top priority would be to allow shooting victims or their relatives to sue gun makers.    Thoughts? Email Politics Editor Mike Calia at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com.   Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here.    Subscribe to CNBC's daily new podcast The News with Shepard Smith, which provides deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day's most important stories. Mike Calia @Michael_Calia KEY STORIES  Biden will discuss infrastructure plan with bipartisan members of Congress on Monday President Biden has said he wants to hear out Republican ideas for infrastructure, but signaled he would move forward with a bill without them. Biden has options beyond a corporate tax hike to pay for infrastructure as negotiations get underway As Biden tries to curry favor for a corporate tax hike, the administration has other ways it could fund a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. White House set to host Google, Intel CEOs to discuss computer chip supply chain The shortage of computer chips has implications for a range of industries, from producers of electric vehicles to medical supplies. Biden to order bipartisan commission to study Supreme Court expansion President Joe Biden will order a bipartisan commission to study a slew of potential reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House said. WHO says poor countries have received just 0.2% of world's vaccine supply On average, 1 in 4 people in high income countries have received a coronavirus vaccine, compared with just 1 in more than 500 in low income countries, WHO says. Democrat Joe Manchin opposes eliminating or weakening the Senate filibuster under any circumstance Joe Manchin will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster under any circumstances, the moderate West Virginia Democrat said. New York's wealthiest look for exits as state readies hefty tax increase New York's business leaders are looking for exits as their taxes are set to be raised in the states upcoming budget. Biden says gun violence in U.S. is an epidemic, unveils executive actions and calls for national red flag law Biden's executive actions include directing the DOJ to craft a rule addressing the spread of "ghost guns" and publish model red-flag legislation for states. Biden: If I could do one thing on guns, I would allow people to sue gun manufacturers President Biden said ending the legal immunity that gun-makers have from being sued over shootings is a top priority for his administration. Rep. Matt Gaetz hires defense lawyer Marc Mukasey, who represents Trump Organization in criminal probe Rep. Matt Gaetz has been an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump. He now has hired Marc Muksaey, a lawyer for the Trump Organization.     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS