Negotiator-in-chief: Biden notches his first win but a bipartisan governing loss

Negotiator-in-chief: Biden notches his first win but a bipartisan governing loss

When President Joe Biden welcomed lawmakers into the Oval Office for his very first publicly scheduled meeting with members of Congress, he spoke exclusively with Republican senators — an apparent effort to reach across the aisle to get their support for his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal. Now, a month later, that legislation is being sent to Biden’s desk to sign into law without a single GOP vote of support.

Published at Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:15:50 GMT