Republicans Rescue Biden’s Agenda - WSJ Opinion

Without those GOP votes, the bill would have failed and Democrats would have suffered another political defeat and more recriminations. Instead, Democratic leaders are moving ahead fast to focus on their $4 trillion entitlement spending and tax bill that is now more likely to pass.

This is a calculation I can’t understand. The two bills have been linked since day one. So even if the first bill was good for their District, surely the combination of them would be a net negative.

Six Democrats voted against the BIF, even after getting the written promise of votes from Moderates. So if the BIF failed, so would that agreement.