Biden provided some ballast for progressives during his meeting with House Democrats on Friday
President Joe Biden speaks with members of the media while departing from a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images For weeks, everyone in the Democratic caucus has claimed that Joe Biden was on their side. Moderates insisted that pushing for a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, by itself, that they were following the president’s vision.
The president offered something to all factions in the caucus. He touted the reconciliation bill to lawmakers, and even went so far as to claim that he wrote the legislation in an effort to show how invested he was in its success. But in addition to insisting that the two massive bills must be linked, Biden also made it clear that the price tag on the reconciliation bill would be far lower than the $3.5 trillion progressives were demanding. The lowered cost was a concession to reality.
Biden’s presence also buoyed lawmakers who have had little contact with the president since he took office. Emmanuel Cleaver of Missouri told reporters after the meeting that Biden “said some of the same things we’ve been hearing from Pelosi, and people stood up and cheered,” adding that, “you can’t play down the awe of having the President of the United States stand in front of you, talking as only he can do … that resonates with people.
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