Democrats Abandon Efforts to Pass Biden's $2 Trillion Agenda This Year
Published Date: 12/17/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Senate Democratic leaders failed to break a deadlock over President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion economic agenda, punting action on the tax and spending bill to January in a political blow to the White House. The delay, confirmed by two people familiar with the matter, risks solidifying the intra-party divide on the legislation, which many Democrats consider key heading into the 2022 mid-term elections. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t respond to requests for comment. And Schumer, after a lunch meeting with Democrats, said only that the party had “good discussions” on the tax and spending bill and separate voting rights legislation. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake