“A Senator Has a Unilateral Right to Be Annoying”: The Fall, and Further Fall, of Build Back Better
Over the course of 2021, President Joe Biden’s ambitious Build Back Better framework failed to pass in four different iterations. It was largely the fault of obstinacy within the Senate, where moderate Democrats repeatedly turned potential legislative victories into pipe dreams. As of the middle of 2022, passage of the bill seems completely off the table.
American Jobs Plan
July 14, 2020
The Biden-Harris campaign released “The Biden Plan to Build a Modern, Sustainable Infrastructure and an Equitable Clean Future,” proposing a $2 trillion investment in infrastructure and clean energy.
March 31, 2021
Biden revealed the second part of the Build Back Better agenda, the American Jobs Plan, expected to cost $2.25 trillion across eight years. It was meant to “create millions of good jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to out-compete China.” Priorities of the “once-in-a-generation investment” included:
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