Biden’s Agenda Is Up to Congress Now

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set a target of passing an infrastructure bill by July 4, leaving Democrats weeks of negotiations on the spending both with Republicans and among themselves. With both the House and Senate out of Washington through next week, it may still be several weeks before a path forward emerges,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“At stake is funding for paid leave, universal prekindergarten, and tuition-free community college in the $1.8 trillion plan announced Wednesday, and money for building roads, expanding broadband access, and manufacturing in the earlier $2.3 trillion proposal.”

“The coming debate will determine both the details of those funding plans and whether proposals tied to prescription drug pricing, a permanent extension of an enhanced child tax credit and funding for elder care are included in the emerging legislation.”