Biden’s Road Gets Even Harder Once Stimulus Clears Squeaker Vote
- Manchin complicates path with push for bipartisan support
- Bulk of Democratic agenda will rise, fall on next big package
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President Joe Biden’s soon-to-be-unveiled longer-term economic stimulus package is set for far tougher obstacles in Congress than the pandemic-relief bill that’s on the verge of squeaking through without a single Republican’s backing.
The “build back better” program that the White House says will be announced after Biden signs the $1.9 trillion aid bill will be far more expansive than its predecessor. The House is now planning to vote on the relief bill Wednesday morning, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office.