Biden vows to ‘get it done’ as talks drag on $3.5T plan
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has traveled to Capitol Hill and pledged to ‘get it done’ as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Biden huddled privately with House Democrats. This after days of frantic negotiations with no deal. Biden is also planning to visit American cities next week to make his case, the White House says. The House had hoped to vote Friday on the smaller public works bill, but that seems unlikely as talks drag. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia wants to scale back the big bill to $1.5 trillion. That’s too meager for progressive lawmakers.
