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 | FRI, JUN 25, 2021 | | | Hello, This is CNBC.com politics reporter Jacob Pramuk, in for politics editor Mike Calia. The White House's months long infrastructure journey now has a clear path. While President Biden has a bipartisan deal in hand after start-and-stop talks with the GOP, new pitfalls await his party. The Biden administration has started to take on restrictive state voting laws as Democrats' efforts to protect ballot access stall in Congress. Vice President Harris is in Texas making her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office. Here's what's happening: - Now, the hard part: The push to revamp U.S. transportation, broadband and utilities took a step forward when Biden and senators from both parties announced an agreement on $579 billion in new infrastructure spending. Getting the plan through Congress in concert with a broader bill to expand child care and fight climate change will require a deft touch from Biden and Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. The legislation is far from a done deal, as concerns from progressives, centrist Democrats or Republicans could sink it.
- Biden takes on Georgia: Republicans blocked the For the People Act, Democrats' sprawling election and government ethics reform package. The Biden administration has decided it has other means to try to protect ballot access. The Justice Department sued Georgia over its restrictive voting law, alleging it targets Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp accused Biden of "weaponizing" the Justice Department.
- Harris visits the border: Harris took her first trip to the southern U.S. border as Republicans level relentless criticism over a spike in migrant arrivals. Republicans see the issue as one they can leverage as they try to win back Congress in next year's midterm elections. Her visit to El Paso follows an earlier trip to Guatemala and Mexico, where she worked to address the causes of migration to the U.S.
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