Biden plan to expand welfare as we know it hampered by Republican resistance

President Joe Biden has claimed some turf in his battle to leave behind a legacy rivaling former Democratic Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson, but his plans to convert pandemic-era programs into permanent ones face hurdles on Capitol Hill.

As top officials are busy touting his overhaul of the Child Tax Credit, which goes into effect this summer, the president who wants to be seen as transformative as the 32nd and 36th chief executives is plowing ahead with an intention to convert pricey emergency COVID-19 programs into permanent federal benefits. There is just one problem: the evenly divided Senate.