Congressional Democrats’ stalled infrastructure agenda appears to be catching its second wind. Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are signaling the possibility of votes, as early as this week, on the bulk of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better domestic plan.
Biden’s legislative vision on Capitol Hill consists of a $1 trillion-plus Senate-passed physical infrastructure bill, and a nearly $2 trillion social infrastructure budget package. Progressives and moderates, who have engaged in intraparty negotiations, say they are arriving at an understanding.
