“It’s not a short-term stimulus. It’s a long-term investment in American families,” US President Joe Biden says during remarks on his Build Back Better agenda, a wide-reaching initative that aims to boost social programs and generate economic growth. Biden insists the investments he’s proposing will be “fully paid for” by calling on the nation’s largest corporations to “pay their fair share” during remarks in Washington, DC, hours after the US Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that would greatly expand social spending with major investments in health, education and environmental initiatives. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES