Biden’s agenda is getting buried in a legislative graveyard

The necessity of a super-majority is holding back important legislation

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January 11, 2022 - 8:55 AM

President Joe Biden (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Joe Biden wants to go down in history as a transformative president. He began his time in office by passing a popular economic stimulus and Covid-19 relief bill. The Biden White House basked in comparisons with Franklin Roosevelt’s country-changing presidency. With Democrats in control of the executive and legislative branches of government, the sky seemed the limit. However, in recent months Mr. Biden’s agenda — most notably on climate change — has been buried in a legislative graveyard.

This is in part because the U.S. Senate is a rare law-making body: it needs a…

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