Why Biden Keeps Negotiating on Infrastructure

Playbook: “But this is not really about the Republicans in the group. It’s about two of the Democrats in it: Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. There was no way Biden could go to them and explain he’s exhausted his bipartisan options without a real effort at negotiating with the very group they’re in.”

“A big reconciliation bill is happening no matter what. Both Sen. Bernie Sanders and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made that clear Tuesday. The only question is whether a bipartisan infrastructure bill precedes it.”