Biden Finds Uneasy Progressives, Unhappy Manchin in Agenda’s Way
- Procedural, political pitfalls ahead for infrastructure plan
- Agreement still elusive on bipartisan proposal in Senate
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President Joe Biden’s plan for trillions of dollars in proposed spending and tax increases is entering a procedural and political thicket in Congress that’s likely to take at least until September to clear.
If all goes according to plan for Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Senate would pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal next month as well as a budget blueprint that sets up a vote later on a far larger bill with trillions in social spending paid for in large part by tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations. The budget bill could be passed with only Democratic votes in the Senate.