Despite Biden’s Hopes, Democrats Remain Divided After Budget Deal Reached

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he walks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to a meeting with Democratic lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol to promote his bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington on Oct. 1, 2021. Tom Brenner/Reuters

After the White House unveiled a framework deal on Democrats’ multitrillion-dollar budget on Oct. 28, President Joe Biden expressed confidence that the budget bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill could pass through Congress, after months of squabbling.

Despite this expectation, many progressive Democrats were unwilling to commit to a vote in favor of the new bill.