Schumer working to unify Democrats ahead of infrastructure fight

The Hill

BY JORDAIN CARNEY

July 15, 2021
 

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is working to hold Democrats together as he faces the biggest test of his tenure — navigating a massive infrastructure and spending package, the party’s top legislative priority, through the Senate.

The Democratic leader got big breaks this week with the Budget Committee agreeing to a $3.5 trillion price tag for a Democratic-only bill and President Biden rallying the caucus Wednesday behind both the budget resolution and a bipartisan package.

But much of the hardest work still remains as Democrats scramble to flesh out the details, get 60 votes for the smaller, $1.2 trillion bipartisan agreement and unify all 50 of their members behind reconciliation.

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