Schumer explained that some in the caucus believe “whenever you can do something bipartisan, you ought to try,” while others have looked at the bipartisan group’s proposal, with its focus on “hard infrastructure” like roads and bridges and its paucity of far-reaching climate or welfare provisions, and found it lacking: “It’s a good start, but it doesn’t do enough,” Schumer said.
He is saying that the Democrats in the bipartisan group, led by Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, are on board with the full package but want to pass part of it with GOP support. Their bipartisan outreach, in other words, does not threaten Biden’s $4 trillion plan to not only build new roads and bridges, but to expand child and elder care, combat climate change and make community college free.
‘Legitimacy and authenticity’
House Democratic Conference Chair Hakeem Jeffries echoed Schumer’s point and said Democratic messaging came straight from Biden.
“We’re going to lean into the bipartisan discussions that are underway, with legitimacy and authenticity,” he said. The second track, a budget reconciliation bill that allows a simple majority to pass legislation, would provide the path “to invest in the caring economy” if Republicans rejected those provisions, Jeffries added.
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