Political and Legislative
Democrats Race to Finalize Biden’s Plan by the Deadline
Democrats are hitting a make-or-break week in their ambitious effort to pass President Biden‘s climate and social spending bill by Christmas.
Democrats have just 10 days to meet their self-imposed deadline and face growing headaches that could prevent them from meeting their goal. New concerns about record inflation, procedural steps that have to be completed before they can take the bill to the Senate floor and ongoing negotiations even after months of talks are among the obstacles.
“If I get out of here by the evening of the 24th I’ll be very happy,” said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) about the upcoming holiday slog.
