President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on congressional Democrats on Thursday, as discord within the party threatened to derail key pieces of his economic agenda, including lowering prescription drug prices and some of his proposed tax hikes on the wealthiest Americans.

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The Democrats’ push to raise the corporate income tax will likely drive banks and insurers to step up their purchases of municipal bonds, a haven for tax-averse investors.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Republicans need to join with Democrats and “belly up to the bar” to pass an increase in the federal debt limit.

Congressional Democrats are moving forward with a stopgap spending bill needed to keep the U.S. government operating after Oct. 1, and they are looking at extending funding through Dec. 3, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Most Americans rely on retirement accounts as a way to eventually stop working without falling into poverty. For the rich, they’ve become something more — a powerful tool to avoid taxes and pass on wealth to heirs.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected an appeal by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, made in a phone call, for Republicans to join with Democrats in raising the federal debt ceiling, leaving the two sides at odds with potentially weeks to go until the limit is breached.