Biden’s big spending plans could sink if centrists jump ship

Published November 11, 2021 12:00pm ET



President Joe Biden’s economic agenda may rest on whether centrist Democrats are looking for an out so they do not have to vote for the social welfare and climate spending bill they are hoping to pass on a partisan basis.

If centrists want to get to yes, last-minute agreements will likely save the nearly $2 trillion legislation much like it did the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, handing the president, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi another much-needed victory.

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