Biden builds toward a much-needed bipartisan Capitol Hill victory -- on China
CNN
After months of frustration, White House officials are suddenly looking at a rare opportunity on Capitol Hill -- the chance to pass something important with the support of both Democrats and Republicans.
A sweeping, roughly $250 billion proposal to bolster US competitiveness with China has moved to the top of their legislative agenda, carrying policy and political benefits that tie directly to some of the most pressing issues President Joe Biden's administration faces.
"We have momentum now, there's no doubt about it -- you can feel it," Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, one of the administration's point people on the bill, told CNN in an interview. "It's a sea change in momentum."
President Joe Biden asserted Friday that Hamas has been degraded to a point where it can no longer carry out the type of attack that launched the current 8-month conflict in Gaza, laying out a three-phase proposal Israel has submitted to wind down the grinding crisis as he declared, “It’s time for this war to end.