President Biden: 'I do think I'll get a deal' on key spending proposals BidenTownHall
President Biden this evening expressed optimism on two key spending proposals in Congress suggesting he believes lawmakers in a divided Congress are nearing an agreement.Biden also urged lawmakers to focus on compromise on the two pieces of legislation which together contain much of his domestic agenda.
"It's all about compromise," said Biden."You know, compromise has become a dirty word, but ... bipartisanship and compromise still has to be possible." The President went on to address those who may doubt whether he will be able to push such ambitious legislation across the finish line, saying it is at the very heart of why he ran for President.
"Everybody's been saying, well, 'that's crazy, you can't do it,'" he said."If we can't eventually in this country we're in deep trouble."This week, Biden is meeting with lawmakers to negotiate both aspects of his infrastructure proposals — a sweeping economic package to expand the social safety net and a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.— still have not signed onto the plan, officials say.
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