Analysis: Do US election setbacks mean big problems for Biden?
3 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: Do US election setbacks mean big problems for Biden?

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party’s governing majority in Congress, which has struggled to advance his political agenda, got an ominous warning sign from discontented voters in United States local elections on November 2. “People are at a point – and it’s understandable – where there’s a whole lot of confusion,” said Biden, who nevertheless projected a dismissive attitude toward the Republican showing. “The Democratic brand is suffering right now under the weight of Biden’s declining popularity,” said Mark Rozell, dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. Indeed, Democrats need to move forward with Biden’s proposed “Build Back Better” plan to have a positive record to campaign on in 2022.

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Rattled Democrats reckon with bruising results in VA, NJ
3 years, 2 months ago

Rattled Democrats reckon with bruising results in VA, NJ

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bruising loss and an unexpectedly close call in two statewide elections sent Democrats scrambling for answers and calling for new strategies Wednesday, as they worked to unstick a stalled legislative agenda that has exposed deep divisions ahead of critical midterm elections. “We’re not broken, we’re just not finished,” said Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., who heads the …

What’s in Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ framework?
3 years, 2 months ago

What’s in Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ framework?

LA Times  

The White House released a framework Thursday on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda, a $1.85-trillion outline that Democrats plan to pass in Congress without any Republican support. Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that Democrats are “on a path to get this all done.” The White House said the cost of the framework is offset by nearly $2 trillion in …

Biden and Democrats unveil $1.85-trillion plan for social and climate change programs
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden and Democrats unveil $1.85-trillion plan for social and climate change programs

LA Times  

President Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi after Thursday’s House Democratic Caucus meeting, where Biden urged party members to back his “Build Back Better” plan. After months of negotiation, President Biden and Democratic leaders on Thursday released the framework of a $1.85-trillion bill that would reform the nation’s social programs and attempt to address the climate crisis. Biden told House Democrats …

Moderates Bring House To Standstill In Biden Budget Clash
3 years, 4 months ago

Moderates Bring House To Standstill In Biden Budget Clash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Confronting moderates, House Democratic leaders tried to muscle President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, working overnight to ease an intraparty showdown that risks upending their domestic infrastructure agenda. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves a Democratic caucus meeting at the Capitol on August 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch via Getty …

Democrats aim for paid family leave and aid well beyond Biden’s expected plan
3 years, 8 months ago

Democrats aim for paid family leave and aid well beyond Biden’s expected plan

LA Times  

Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, on Tuesday proposed a major expansion of government aid to families. The proposal by the head of the House’s tax-writing committee, Rep. Richard E. Neal, would go significantly further than the family assistance plan that President Biden is expected to release Wednesday in a speech to a joint session …

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