Democrats fear health care 2009 déjà vu as Biden-GOP infrastructure talks drag

Posted on AllSides June 3rd, 2021
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Democrats have seen this movie before.

A Democratic president engages in protracted negotiations with Republicans over his top legislative priority. The GOP wants more time. The president gives it to them, holding on to hope he can ink a historic bipartisan deal.

Democratic veterans of the 2009 fight over the Affordable Care Act say it's déjà vu watching President Joe Biden hold another meeting Wednesday with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the GOP’s point person on infrastructure. And in their experience, it doesn't end well.

Democratic operatives insist...

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