Pres. Biden reiterates calls for his own party to move hastily on his legislative agenda following a punishing election night for Democrats.
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Democratic lawmakers appear to be feeling the pressure. On Wednesday, some said it was more urgent than ever to pass Biden's legislative agenda, pointing to a lack of deliverables they say may have soured voters on Tuesday. Democrats have struggled for months to find their way out of a complex political maze they set for themselves in the face of unified Republican opposition to Biden's social spending agenda. Earlier this year, leadership tied a $1 trillion infrastructure package that includes funding for roads, bridges, waterways and broadband, to a separate social spending package that was yet to be drafted. They vowed one would not progress without the other.
Moderate Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has been demanding a House vote on the infrastructure bill for weeks. McAuliffe's loss is just another sign that it's time, Manchin said Wednesday. Manchin reiterated Wednesday concerns about cost and inflation, the same point Republicans successfully used to campaign against Biden's agenda. But Democrats Wednesday said their losses were about a lack of deliverables, not a rejection of the overall plan.
Democrats fear that unless they can make significant movement on Biden's policy, the Virginia race could prove to be a bellwether for the 2022 midterms.
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