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By Eugene Mulero
February 22, 2021
Although Democrats have the votes to send to the White House legislation sans Republicans, albeit procedurally, there’s been talk about bipartisanship on the major stuff.
During his inaugural address, President Joe Biden pointed to bipartisanship as a pillar for governance. Other top Democrats echoed the sentiment. Then, if congressional Democrats, in the majority for the next two years, intend to advance a big-ticket infrastructure package with bipartisan support, they’ll need Republicans to do so.
It’s an obvious observation — and one Republicans are reminding Democrats about.
Shortly after the House transportation panel handed off pandemic aid recommendations to the Budget Committee, transportation Republican policymakers called the process partisan. They said that, for the most part, their input was rebuffed.
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