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Speaking on the 99th day of his presidency in a chamber overrun by insurrectionists just more than three months ago, Biden laid out an ambitious legislative agenda before an audience of lawmakers severely limited by the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden used his address to tout his efforts to get the nation back to normal after the pandemic and the divisive presidency of Donald Trump. He made no direct mention of his predecessor, but argued those present had a responsibility to prove democracy still works and our government still works and we can deliver for our people.”
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“We have stared into an abyss of insurrection and autocracy of pandemic and pain and ‘We the People’ did not flinch,” Biden said. “At the very moment our adversaries were certain we would pull apart and fail. We came together.”
I m not looking at a dollar figure. I m looking at more of what we re spending it on, Tester said.
Biden s $2.3 trillion proposal includes money for roads and bridges, broadband, rail and water systems, but it also includes funding for in-home care, housing, clean energy, public schools and manufacturing.
Democrats have warned that they are willing to go it alone to pass Biden s infrastructure plan, but that would require the unity of their entire 50-member caucus.
A group of centrist-minded Democratic senators are talking up the possibility of peeling off part of Biden s proposal that garners bipartisan support and passing it as its own bill. Democrats could then try to get the rest of their package approved through budget reconciliation rules that would allow them to avoid a filibuster that would require 60 votes.
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