Biden Agenda Traces D.C. Arc From Vision to Sausage Grinder

  • Major legislation almost never moves quickly through Congress
  • Democrats say, again, that they’re on the verge of a deal
Joe Biden  Photographer: Tom Brenner/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden’s economic agenda is mired in a messy, last-mile effort to get Democrats on the same page on a bill that will be a shadow of the original idea.

But while it’s frustrating to Democrats and weighing on Biden’s approval ratings, it’s a fairly typical legislative slog for Washington, where signs of a breakthrough were emerging Tuesday evening on climate and taxes.