Democrats now appear to have more chances to maneuver bills past Republicans, but it remains unclear how and when they might use them, and for what.
A ruling from the parliamentarian appears to clear the way for Democrats to bypass Republicans and fast-track at least one more fiscal package through the Senate on a majority vote.
Republicans say the White House is tucking liberal social programs into legislation that should be focused on roads and bridges. Administration officials say their approach invests in the future.
Investments in the future don’t always involve concrete.
But at the task of epitomizing the Trumpified Republican Party, he has excelled.
Biden’s new $2 trillion-plus jobs plan recognizes that homes are part of the nation’s infrastructure.
President Biden praised a strong March jobs report on Friday and called on Congress to take up a new infrastructure bill he says will create 19 million new jobs and facilitate long-term economic recovery.
The president’s infrastructure plan tries to break from the past by shifting spending away from new roads and toward public transit. It won’t be easy.
A look at how the multitrillion-dollar package is a blueprint for sweeping social and economic change.
His plan is too big to pass, and too small to work.
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