Pres. Biden will be joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers—marking a major victory for senators from both parties who committed to working in a bipartisan way and even more so for Biden, who campaigned on a promise to work across the aisle.
showing only 41% of Americans approve of Biden's job performance while 53% disapprove. His keystone policy initiatives are far more popular than he is, with 63% support for the infrastructure bill. Just 31% say he's keeping most of his major campaign promises, and 35% think he's accomplished much overall.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a leader in negotiations, is expected to speak ahead of the president, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Amid the criticism also fueled by rising inflation -- in the wake of the consumer price index hitting its-- White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday that the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, along with the $1.75 trillion reconciliation package still pending in Congress, will offset inflation.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., key to passing the package, hasn't committed to doing so -- expressing his concerns with the cost as negotiators finalized details.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol building on Nov. 4, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Speaker Pelosi was asked about how the Biden administration's Build Back Better agenda affected Tuesday's election.
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