
White House cranks up the pressure as infrastructure talks drag on
CNN
The White House is injecting new urgency into Joe Biden's protracted and so far inconclusive talks with Republicans on a bipartisan infrastructure package, as the President faces rising frustration within his own Democratic ranks.
But the delicate 50-50 balance in the Senate represents an inbuilt vulnerability in Biden's position, adding to uncertainty over whether Democrats can ram through a bigger, alternative plan if Republicans leave the table. The infrastructure showdown is a critical test of the President's promise to show that in a scorched earth environment in Washington, the two parties can make the political system work in a unified effort to help all Americans.
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