President Biden campaigned as a wily Senate dealmaker who would bring both parties together, but he's abandoning that model after one year of failed dealmaking in the White House.
President Biden campaigned as a wily Senate dealmaker who would bring both parties together, but he's abandoning that model after one year of failed dealmaking in the White House.
Congressional Democrats are maneuvering to re-insert paid family leave and other far-left priorities into President Biden's $1.75 trillion social-welfare bill, brushing aside moderates' concerns about the price tag and the risk of provoking the same disagreements that have held up a final deal for months.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders dashed the hopes of congressional Democrats on Tuesday that a generous federal income tax break that mostly benefits blue states will be included in President Biden’s $1.75 trillion budget bill.