Biden’s infrastructure push to highlight Democratic divisions

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The Senate took two major steps in the past 24 hours toward fulfilling President Joe Biden’s infrastructure agenda, yet despite growing threats from at least 10 members of his party, the president remains optimistic he’ll sign both bills into law by the fall.

On Tuesday, the Senate passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and advanced the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package early Wednesday morning, both of which Biden called “important [steps] toward passing my Build Back Better Agenda — my plan to create jobs, cut taxes, and lower costs for working families, all paid for by making sure the wealthiest pay their fair share.”

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