Is Biden weak or savvy?
The president’s legislative strategy has relied on carrots, patience, communication, assuming best intentions
Most members of Congress like him but few, if any, fear him
Will it work? Our look at the distinct Biden congress strategy
politico.com/newsletters/we…
The president’s legislative strategy has relied on carrots, patience, communication, assuming best intentions
Most members of Congress like him but few, if any, fear him
Will it work? Our look at the distinct Biden congress strategy
politico.com/newsletters/we…
Former Schumer aide Matt House: “I think [Biden’s] entire approach to this is entirely senatorial..it may not be the style the 24-hour news and Twitter is used to, but it is the style that he came of age in and that might just work.”
Antonia Ferrier, a former top aide to Mitch McConnell, says:
“I’ve never seen a legislative process — and I use that word loosely — like this. It’s just chaotic policy-making. This [reconciliation] bill — if we can even call it that — tries to be all things to all people.”
“I’ve never seen a legislative process — and I use that word loosely — like this. It’s just chaotic policy-making. This [reconciliation] bill — if we can even call it that — tries to be all things to all people.”
You also can’t underestimate how much of Biden’s approach is molded by being a product of Mike Mansfield’s senate, which was a backlash to the strong-arm LBJ senate. 
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