The remarks came several days after President Biden
McConnell seized on Biden s reversal, urging Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer
Pelosi, however, is standing her ground, supporting the liberals in her caucus who are wary that enacting the smaller infrastructure bill would erode the momentum behind the larger partisan package. The Hill’s Mike Lillis explains here.
White House mounts full-court press on infrastructure deal: Meanwhile, the White House is mounting an all-out effort to sell the bipartisan infrastructure deal and walk a tightrope between both sides of the political divide.
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Biden in a speech in Wisconsin on Tuesday touted the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, describing the compromise as proof that American democracy can function and saying it would create good-paying blue-collar jobs if passed by Congress.
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