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The 3 economic pledges that will shape Biden’s $4 trillion bareknuckle fight over infrastructure

Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell speaking

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With the first 100 days behind him, Joe Biden is entering a new phase of his presidency — one with the capacity to be a lot messier than the initial three months of the administration.

The White House is now gearing up to shepherd $4 trillion in new spending plans through the cauldron of Congress. Democrats have paper-thin majorities in both the House and the Senate, where their control stems from Vice President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote.

Biden has brought up and doubled down on three economic pledges over the past week: