Successfully clearing their latest Fed stress tests will free them to resume huge stock buybacks.
The president has long pitched himself as both solidly progressive and committed to bipartisanship. His deal with Republicans, coupled with assurances to liberals, attempts to marry the two.
Democrats hope to include climate and clean energy in a second bill. It could be Biden’s last chance to pass major global warming legislation.
The bipartisan agreement is a significant victory, but Democratic leaders say it can pass only once a far larger social policy bill is complete.
On certain rare matters, Democrats are finding buy-in with Republicans. On many others, the battle lines are firmly drawn.
And some key elements that didn’t make the cut.
President Biden on Thursday endorsed a bipartisan infrastructure deal which includes $579 billion in new investments for roads, broadband internet and electric utilities.
We can survive an arid future if we put our minds to it.
The privatization of local public services that conservatives are pushing is a tax on all working people.
As Democrats pursue both bipartisan infrastructure negotiations and a catch-all economic package, old divisions persist on how to fund the spending.
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