The Big Insight: There is room for bipartisan consensus on some areas covered in the Build Back Better Act.
The Build Back Better Act is expected to undergo revisions, and possibly be broken into smaller bills, now that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has said he cannot support the current version. The massive bill has only Democratic support, but contains provisions dealing with issues including family leave, prescription drugs, immigration, Big Tech, and climate change where there appears to be room for bipartisan consensus. This means that rather than continue to pursue a Democrats-only solution, President Biden and congressional leaders could follow the model used to pass the infrastructure measure and seek a bipartisan deal to address these challenges.
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