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March 11, 2021, 10:01 AM UTC

Democrats to Struggle Going ‘Solo’ on Main Parts of Highway Bill

Lillianna Byington
Lillianna Byington
Reporter

Democrats will need GOP support for central parts of an infrastructure package, which can’t pass through expedited procedures, analysts warn.

After advancing the latest Covid-19 relief package (H.R. 1319) along party lines, the Biden administration and congressional Democrats have signaled they want to pursue bipartisan infrastructure legislation next. They haven’t ruled out using reconciliation to do so. That option would let them pass a bill without Republican support in the Senate, but would limit it to provisions that affect revenue or spending.

“We’re not going to try to go solo,” Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser at the ...

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