President Joe Biden took a bit of a victory lap at the White House the morning after the House passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, after a wrenching process by Democrats to unite their prog…
, after a wrenching process by Democrats to unite their progressive and moderate wings.
Aware that so much of the focus has been on the legislative wrangling to secure passage — a process often labeled as “sausage making” — Biden used a portion of his appearance at the White House in outlining what the bill actually does. Biden also again made a pitch for the second major part of his agenda, the Build Back Better Act, a $1.75 trillion bill to expand the social safety net and tackle climate change. That legislation, which would expand health care, provide universal pre-K and increase housing and college assistance, among other things, has yet to pass the House and faces uncertain prospects in the Senate.
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