Democratic leaders are racing to find agreement around a roughly $3.5 trillion spending package to assuage concerns between the party’s dueling centrist and liberal factions, which threaten to derail a separate vote on an infrastructure package
Disagreements between the party’s centrist and liberal factions could delay a separate $1 trillion infrastructure package
The Democrats’ plan to pay for President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better initiative will need to strike the right balance to appeal to progressives without alienating moderates. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib discusses with tax policy reporter Richard Rubin. Photo illustration: Todd Johnson
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