Biden’s $1.9T rescue signed, agenda now a slog in Congress By LISA MASCARO yesterday
2021-03-12 09:38:06 source：Associated Press News
March 11, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tough as it was for Democrats, passing President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package into law was the easy part.
Now, they are hunkering down to push the next priorities in Biden’s agenda forward past what, so far, has been a wall of entrenched Republican opposition in the so-very-split Congress. It’s likely to be a long slog.
Popular legislation to expand voting rights, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and develop the president’s “Build Back Better” infrastructure package are all on deck this spring and into summer. But unlike the relatively quick passage of the American Rescue Plan, halfway through the president’s first 100 days, sending the next measures to Biden’s desk is expected to take many months. Democrats are even considering changing historic filibuster rules to overcome opponents and speed the bills along.
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