Why Biden Should Not Take The Infrastructure Deal

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 5:45am

Punchbowl News: “There’s a pretty compelling reason to not take the smaller bipartisan bill, and it’s this: If Congress jams everything from Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan into one massive, multi-trillion dollar reconciliation package, then lawmakers only have to take one vote. If Biden takes the bipartisan deal, they’ll have to take at least two votes.

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