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Biden has called for more than $4 trillion in new spending for his infrastructure plan.
Democrats will likely pass a bill under reconciliation if no bipartisan deal is reached.
Trade groups and lawmakers, meanwhile, are tapping experts to decipher the Senate s complex rules.
President Joe Biden has called for more than $4 trillion in spending and increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporations as a way to pay for his ambitious infrastructure plan. He s pushing for bipartisan action, but that could be tricky as lawmakers spar over the cost and some of the details in his proposal.