While everyone frets about Joe Manchin, do Senate environmentalists like Markey and Wyden hold the key?
Tag: infrastructure
If Manchin Is Holding Infrastructure Hostage, Biden Should Say So
The president is under no moral or practical obligation to give the West Virginia senator and his allies political cover.
Why Joe Biden Should Listen to Bernie Sanders on Corporate Taxes
The Vermont Senator’s plan would close the pay gap between workers and executives—and be immensely popular.
Is a Vehicle Mileage Tax the Future?
The old-fashioned tax at the gas pump doesn’t make sense in an age of electric vehicles. Should Democrats embrace an intrusive alternative?
Where Are the Filibusters?
Psst. Don’t tell anyone but the Senate is passing bills and Biden has been signing them.
Joe Biden Went Big (Except For When He Didn’t)
Behind the president’s unabashed progressivism was a hard-headed attempt to bolster his negotiating position.
Should Biden Seriously Consider a Republican Infrastructure Bill?
Mitt Romney and a group of 10 GOP senators have a plan. The White House can learn from the Harvard Negotiation Project about how to respond.
With Infrastructure, Can Biden Win Just by Going Big?
A new ruling from the Senate Parliamentarian helps avoid an infrastructure filibuster. But it’s hardly definitive. And it may not be enough to galvanize left, right and center Democrats.
Biden Won Big with Senate Passage of American Rescue Plan. Now What?
After the package is signed this week, the president must declare his priorities. Otherwise, he risks getting pushed by House progressives.
What Led to Trump’s Rose Garden Temper Tantrum?
It was not Pelosi’s remarks about a presidential cover-up.
