President Joe Biden declared the U.S. has turned the corner on a pandemic that¡¯s killed more than half a million Americans and crippled the economy, promising tax increases on the wealthy to pay for ambitious plans to spend trillions on infrastructure, education and other Democratic priorities.

¡°America is on the move again,¡± Biden said in his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. ¡°Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength.¡±

But he warned corporations and wealthy Americans that he expects them to carry more of the burden of financing the nation¡¯s advancements.