Within minutes of passing a sweeping $1tn infrastructure package on Tuesday, the US Senate moved to the next order of business: an even bigger budget bill with an estimated price tag of $3.5tn.
But the “two-track” strategy of pursuing a pair of landmark bills creates the possibility that neither becomes law.
While the infrastructure package was hailed by President Joe Biden as a model of bipartisanship — 19 Senate Republicans voted for it — the budget plan is far more divisive. Not only are Republicans opposed to it, but some Democrats question the merits of such a huge bill.
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