Biden moves to extend key parts of COVID-19 relief bills with American Families Plan

President Biden is expected to announce the American Families Plan during his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday that has been framed as a complement to earlier massive investments during the COVID-19 era, but critics will likely seize on the plan as an attempt to extend major parts of the earlier relief packages.

The legislation is an effort to build on the American Rescue Plan, which was the $1.9 trillion behemoth passed in March. Republicans were opposed to the earlier plan because they argued that only nine percent of the funds went to actual COVID-19 relief.

Larry Kudlow, the former Trump economic advisor and Fox Business host, said Tuesday that rumors of Biden’s tax plan has galvanized the Democrats' socialist wing of the party.

"This is redistribution, assault on investment and it makes left-wing ideology -- I will say [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] is correct: the progressive left won Biden’s heart, absolutely," he said.

The Biden administration insists that the new plan is urgently needed to provide more Americans the opportunity to succeed, assist struggling families and provide the U.S. a competitive edge in the future against rivals like China.

The plan calls for at least four years of free, public education for every child, and a universal "high-quality preschool" to all children between the ages of 3 and 4, a senior administration official said.

Two years of free community college will be available to all Americans.