The messaging change comes as there are growing signs Americans are concerned about costs and the economy’s direction.
The litany of potential objections cast an odd pall over the Capitol, not even a day after Biden and his Democratic allies heralded their recent accomplishments as a sign Washington still works
Its passage marked another critical milestone in Democrats’ complex economic agenda, which includes new public-works improvements that Republicans support — and a slew of additional policy proposals that the GOP does not.
Even though the proposal must still clear the House, the Senate outcome moves the bill one step closer to delivering President Biden his first major bipartisan win.
Key parts of the infrastructure plan may take the better part of a decade to come to fruition.
The effort to incorporate changes into the legislation fell apart, entangled in a broader Senate dispute over amendments.
Democrats view the wide array of spending as historic, hoping to rely on their narrow but potent majorities in Congress to advance the most significant expansion of government in a generation.
The push comes amid congressional squabbling over responsibility for raising the debt ceiling limit.
It sets up the Senate to pass the legislation as soon as today, provided they can secure agreement among the chamber’s lawmakers to skip additional procedural steps.
The estimate came as the Senate moves toward passage of the legislation as early as this weekend.
The president consulted with Laurence Tribe about legality of a new eviction moratorium, helping lead to dramatic White House pivot.
Real estate, landlord groups file legal salvo to stop Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium
The highly expected challenge once again plunges renter protections into legal limbo.
The policy dates back to the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, but it is set to conclude at the end of September — meaning students could start seeing bills again as soon as October 1.
The move would come after congressional Democrats complained that the White House allowed a CDC eviction moratorium to lapse.
Sens. Portman and Toomey clash over how to treat taxes related to Bitcoin, showing how new rifts are emerging.
Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have come to rare agreement, crafting a trillion dollar-plan to fix infrastructure across the country.
With the full text set to be released imminently, the fate of their labor now rests in the Senate, where proponents of infrastructure reform have little margin for error as they race to adopt the sort of bill that has eluded them for years.
As the White House makes headway on its ambitious agenda, the delta variant has complicated its focus, forcing the White House to return to economic problems related to pandemic and try to prod employers to step up vaccine efforts.
Democrats, Republicans race to prep $1 trillion infrastructure bill after dispute briefly snags vote
The scramble came as lawmakers formally began debating their proposed upgrades to the nation’s roads, bridges, pipes, ports and Internet connections.
The global auto industry will produce nearly 4 million fewer vehicles than planned this year because of the shortages, losing about $110 billion in sales.
