Joe Biden visits Capitol in bid to thrash out deal on infrastructure bill

President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

President Joe Biden pledged at the Capitol to “get it done” as Democrats strained to rescue a scaled-back version of his 3.5 trillion US dollar government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after days of frantic negotiations resulted in no deal.

Mr Biden huddled with House Democrats in a private meeting that was part instructional, part morale booster for the tattered caucus of politicians, telling them he wanted both bills passed regardless of the time it takes.