“Biden always struck as more pragmatic, and more moderate,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, who described Biden as “exceeding” progressives' expectations.Īt the same time, Biden’s maneuvers so far have drawn surprise and frustration from some Republicans. “The active invitation and willingness and collaboration with progressives in his first 100 days … has been very impressive,” said Rep. This sort of push garnered praise from some progressives. On his first big at-bat, the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, Democrats flew solo, passing the bill without Republican support and using the reconciliation process to go around the filibuster rules in the Senate. “There's going to a whole bunch of pork in there that's going to bail out pension funds and cities and things that aren't really have anything to do with infrastructure,” said Paris Dennard, national spokesperson for the RNC. But the GOP argues that will change as people learn more. Polls show significant public support for Biden’s plans, even from some Republicans. In the Senate, Biden faces a choice: compromise enough to get some Republicans on board, angering some Democrats in the process, or attempt to bypass the filibuster and muscle the legislation through with only Democratic votes, generating outcry from Republicans. Democrats hold a slim advantage in the U.S. The president’s plans require buy-in from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where partisanship is high and margins are razor thin. It's an ambitious agenda for a president whose first hundred days in the White House were largely defined by crisis response. Biden argues the measures will boost the economy and reduce racial and gender inequality. One of the proposals focuses on infrastructure, while the other deals with education, workers and families. The proposals are financed in part by raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
His top priorities, though, are two sweeping spending plans with a combined price tag surpassing $4 trillion. Joe ManchinĪs part of that Wednesday night speech, he urged lawmakers to tackle police reform, strengthen gun laws, reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, increase the minimum wage and more.
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