Biden, Pelosi 'Zero Cost' $3.5 Tr Bill Delayed by House

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We ran the numbers: There are 2861 news articles covering this topic. 26% (745) are left leaning, 52% (1494) are center, and 22% (622) are right leaning.

On Thursday, House Democrats delayed a vote on an approximately $1 trillion proposal to improve the nation’s infrastructure. While left-leaning articles highlight that the decision to delay the vote was a dramatic reversal after hours of negotiations, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden is betting his presidency on the passage of a $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill.

The Washington Post published a left-leaning article highlighting that the decision to delay the vote was a dramatic reversal after hours of negotiations. The decision came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) strained late into the night to try to repair the schisms among their own moderate and liberal ranks. 

Newsweek published a centrist article reporting that Biden and Pelosi can claim that the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill won't cost anything because in D.C.-speak, it's "paid for." Taxes will increase in sufficient amounts to cover the cost of all that new spending

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Biden is betting his presidency on the passage of a $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill. The article notes that Democrats’ scant majorities make it extraordinarily difficult to pass legislation.



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