Biden showed a little confidence on Wednesday and took a second victory lap in the same number of months. He called the deal "a blue-collar blueprint for rebuilding America" that would be the largest infrastructure investment in a century. He also warned that there are still many steps to get this deal done and that there will likely be disputes in the near future.Although the White House was heavily involved from the beginning in negotiations, it became more active over this week to bring the deal to the floor. Monday night, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo ate dinner with Sen. Mark Warner (D.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. She also maintained close contact with Republican negotiators such as Sen. Susan Collins (R.Maine) Monday night.[Bidens] are a creature of Senate and there's something for that, stated Sen. Brian Schatz (D–Hawaii). Perhaps professional politicians are actually very good at politics.Sen. Brian Schatz (D, Hawaii) speaks at a media availability. Alex Brandon/ AP PhotographRicchetti spent the week working late with Sen. Rob Portman (R.Ohio), helped to iron out major stumbling blocks. Despite some concerns from congressional Democrats that their priorities were being sacrificed in the name of bipartisanship and transparency, White House officials did not hesitate to speak out or meet privately with members of their respective parties.Although most Democrats hesitated to declare victory, citing the Washington axiom that "nothing is done until it's done", they stated that a bipartisan compromise would allow Biden to reach future deals with Republicans. Buttigieg said that this deal would show Republicans that it is worth the effort to create one.Democrats also predicted that the final deal would be beneficial electorally for President Obama, since it could fracture Republicans and fulfill Bidens campaign promise to work with GOP leaders, even though they had vowed not to support his agenda.The president is showing that he can make this town work in part with his Democratic allies on Hill. That is what the country needs, a functioning government with responsible adults delivering tangible results on important issues. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D.N.Y.), is chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He has broken up the Republican caucus, which should bring an end to the era of Mitch McConnell's utter destruction of everything the American people require. The Republican caucus has been broken by the president. This is a major win for the White House.Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty ImagesBiden must still keep the entire Democratic Coalition together to pass the bipartisan agreement. Hell must also assure progressives and Democratic lawmakers that they will be considered in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.Buttigieg's message to Democrats who are dismayed at Bidens love affair to bipartisanship and threaten to withhold votes in the House was to see the scale of the achievements. This funding investment represents a significant shift from the pattern of underinvestment or disinvestment in this country.However, Biden's advisers acknowledged that the president would need some time to focus on the massive spending plan that Democrats want to pass without the support of Republicans.It is no secret that it is huge to secure the BIF [bipartisan Infrastructure Framework]. John Anzalone (the top Biden pollster, and long-time advisor) said that it shows the president's commitment. No one believed it could be achieved. He also understands that people are still in pain and that working families need to be able to reduce the cost of child care and eldercare, as well as other essential things that will help them have more economic opportunities.The infrastructure framework announced Wednesday will provide almost $600 billion in new funding to roads, broadband, public transport, electric vehicle chargers and water infrastructure. Although there is no legislation yet, the White House has provided an outline that states the deal will be funded by a combination of tax enforcement on crypto currency and leftover emergency relief funds. Biden has made it clear that the deal will not raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000, which is a major red line. Some lawmakers still haven't seen the math and are unsure how the package will be paid for.Although most of the action surrounding the deal was carried out in conversations between top White House aides and senators, officials from the administration said that the president was involved. Biden was briefed several times per day. He also directed the strategy while he made calls to lawmakers. Each day, the senior White House team met to discuss the bipartisan agreement. Then they would brief the Cabinet secretaries known collectively as the Jobs Cabinet. They were charged with convincing senators to support the infrastructure framework.Biden's ability to keep Republican support for a deal with him indicates that Congress may finally be working the way it was meant, according to Sen. Chris Murphy (D.Conn.), who expressed optimism that the bipartisan agreement would reach the president's desk.Greg Nash-Pool/Getty ImagesJoe Biden and Senator Schumer were able to reach a bipartisan compromise. Murphy predicted that amendment votes would be allowed for the narrow infrastructure package. While there are 30 percent who will never support compromise on either side, the people who were disillusioned with democracy and many of those who are in Donald Trump’s camp want bipartisanship but never saw it happen are the people who are not gonna accept compromise.White House officials and their close allies believe that both the content of the bipartisan infrastructure plan as well as the way it was passed through Congress will be popular. They don't plan to complicate the message.The process is now very popular for the first time. It's also a result of Democrats and Republicans coming together, according to Celinda Lake, a pollster working on Bidens presidential campaign.Lake said that voters usually don't care about the process, but here they do. This is Biden's central theme and his core strength. People believe Biden is more committed to bipartisanship, working together than either of the parties.
