Trump-district Democrats face pressure over tax hikes

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House Democrats who held on to their seats in places where voters chose former President Donald Trump in 2020 could wield enormous power over the Biden administration’s agenda, and the newly unveiled infrastructure plan could prove the first major test of their influence.

Republican groups, meanwhile, plan to push those vulnerable Democrats to outline an explicit position on raising taxes, which they then aim to weaponize in a messaging campaign against the hikes.

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