Why Biden Should Not Take the Infrastructure Deal

Punchbowl News: “There’s a pretty compelling reason to not take the smaller bipartisan bill, and it’s this: If Congress jams everything from Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan into one massive, multi-trillion dollar reconciliation package, then lawmakers only have to take one vote. If Biden takes the bipartisan deal, they’ll have to take at least two votes. One vote is easier than two — always. Plus, the bigger the package, the harder it is to hate — theoretically.”

Also: “Don’t be cute. In order to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill, Biden will have to corral Democrats to simultaneously support a separate reconciliation package filled with more controversial spending provisions for social programs. Don’t you realize how hard that’s going to be? It’s a bank shot — at best. Typically when legislating seems a bit too complex to pull off, it is.”

The biggest reason is that time is short. Passing one bill as soon as possible will take far less time than trying to pass another one.