Biden Infrastructure Win Ramps Up Fight Over Economic Agenda
- Bipartisan agreement faces complicated path in Congress
- Pelosi says deal must be accompanied by Democratic-only bill
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President Joe Biden scored a political win by sealing a $579 billion infrastructure deal with a group of Democratic and Republican senators, yet the bipartisan plan faces hurdles in Congress that reflect challenges to his broader economic agenda.
With the agreement, announced outside the White House on Thursday with grinning Republican senators at his side, Biden can claim he’s meeting a promise to govern for all Americans and seek compromise with his opponents.