Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress

[DonViejo]

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is adjusting the scope of his agenda to meet the challenges of governing with a narrowly divided Congress and the complications of legislating during a raging pandemic.

Rather than immediately pursue ambitious legislation to combat climate change, the incoming administration may try to wrap provisions into a coronavirus aid bill. Biden’s team is also considering smaller-scale changes to the Affordable Care Act while tabling the more contentious fight over creating a public option to compete with private insurers. Biden is already working on an array of executive actions to achieve some of his bolder priorities on climate change and immigration without having to navigate congressional gridlock.

The maneuvering reflects a disappointing political reality for Biden, who campaigned on a pledge to address the nation’s problems with measures that would rival the scope of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation. But Democrats acknowledge that big legislative accomplishments are unlikely, even in the best-case scenario in which the party gains a slim majority in the Senate.

“Let’s assume my dream comes true,” Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said, referring to a tight majority for his party. “I think we have to carefully construct any change in the Affordable Care Act, or any other issue, like climate change, based on the reality of the 50-50 Senate.”

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[beachbumbob]

1. there is little choice at this point and if McConnell retains control he is basically the president

as NOTHING will proceed unless he gives approval

[My Pet Orangutan]

2. How dare he. Selling out already. Tweedledee and Tweedledumb. :sarcasm:

Fuck holding feet to the fire. I trust Joe. Ridin' 110% with Biden.

[Hortensis]

3. If we could force the sort who constantly complain about all that Dems

don't do, and point to it as proof of party corruption, to read this, how many would learn anything at all? We know that many who do care and complain bitterly didn't vote to make it possible. Tragic stupidity.

[DeminPennswoods]

4. JMHO, but if Dems take control of the senate,

a lot more Rs will become a lot more reasonable because McConnell's hold over them will be broken.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Maybe or maybe not

Just like what started with a bang in 2010 upon the primarying of Bob Bennett of UT to eventually bring us Mike Lee, the new teabagger-equivalent - "Trump train" - (or whatever they plan to dub themselves), that we already see in action opposing the GOP's 2 GA Senate candidates unless they embrace "teh crazy", would be fully funded to primary any GOP Senator up in 2022, unless they block the "socialist/Marxist/commie/lib agenda".

It's a never-ending battle.