Democrats struggle to get infrastructure plan off the ground
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats accomplished their primary checklist during their first 100 days in control of Washington. They enacted a historic pandemic rescue package, shot 200 million COVID-19 vaccines into Americans' arms and confirmed a Cabinet.
But now the reality of how difficult the next steps of Biden's presidency will be is crashing down on Democrats.
The infrastructure bill is struggling to get off the ground. Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., is not budging on his refusal to support progressive Democrats' plan to scrap the filibuster and its 60-vote threshold.
With a 50-50 split Senate, Democrats are just one seat away from returning to minority status; in the House their majority is down to
