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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
President Biden and Democratic leaders say they have an agreement on a historic social spending bill that they have spent months negotiating. But liberals in Congress demanded assurances that the package would survive before they would agree to an immediate vote on a separate $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Today, we explore why compromise remains a work in progress.
Guest: Emily Cochrane (https://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-cochrane), a correspondent based in Washington.
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Background reading:
Congressional Democrats’ decision to delay a vote on the infrastructure bill left Mr. Biden empty-handed as he departed for Europe (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/us/politics/biden-framework-bill-plan.html), where he had hoped to point to progress on both measures as proof that American democracy still works.
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Guest: Emily Cochrane (https://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-cochrane), a correspondent based in Washington.
Love listening to New York Times podcasts? Help us test a new audio product in beta and give us your thoughts to shape what it becomes. Visit nytimes.com/audio (http://nytimes.com/audio) to join the beta.
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Background reading:
Congressional Democrats’ decision to delay a vote on the infrastructure bill left Mr. Biden empty-handed as he departed for Europe (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/us/politics/biden-framework-bill-plan.html), where he had hoped to point to progress on both measures as proof that American democracy still works.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)