items and presidents usually try to front load their presidencies to do that. that s what joe biden is doughing with this, the core of what he campaigned on, this notion of both the hard infrastructure and bringing the parties together and doing something positive for the country as well as the social safety net spending priorities, universal pre-k, home health care, even getting some aid, hearing aids to seniors or what have you. so this is, there are key components, the extension of the child tax credit that would be transformational for many americans. joe biden says it will give breathing room. history suggests democrats may lose one or both of these chambers in next year s midterm elections. this represents the best moment in time for joe biden to try and get through a big ticket item like this, and he s on the cusp of doing so. so many slipped deadlines, it s almost easy to forget how