Biden has finally been able to advance his agenda in Congress, cut by cut, reports bencjacobs
The closer gets a little closer. Photo: Getty Images After going in circles for months, Joe Biden had finally cleared a path forward in Congress for his signature social-spending plan, the Build Back Better Act. He came to Capitol Hill on Thursday to sell a framework for the plan that he hoped would unite the warring factions of the Democratic Party.
Biden has been in the role of a circus rider since summer, trying to get both progressives and moderates to join in support of his agenda. House moderates have been eager to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which was already approved in the Senate by an overwhelming bipartisan vote, but wary of the size and scope of the Build Back Better bill, recently tagged at $3.5 trillion.
After Biden spoke on Thursday, progressives plotted their next steps and whether to take half a loaf instead. “The question all of us are going to have to answer is: Do we vote against a bill that contains provisions we all support because it doesn’t contain all the provisions we want?” said Peter Welch. The answer was an enthusiastic yes to voting for it from almost every progressive.
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