Democrats search for sweet spot below $3.5 trillion price tag
| Democrats are trying to find their new sweet spot on a sweeping spending package that’s at the heart of President Biden’s agenda.
With the reality setting in that the long-touted figure of $3.5 trillion is not going to be the top line — a blow to progressives who already viewed it as a compromise — Democratic leadership and the White House are now actively trying to figure out what their competing factions can live with. Clinching a price tag that could win 50 votes in the Senate and nearly every House Democrat would be a significant step forward for Biden and congressional Democrats amid a rocky period marked by high-profile infighting. |
