President Biden has had a great start. When he can act by himself, or when the majority can rule in Congress, he can get a lot done. But a crisis is lurking. The Democrats’ thin-as-thin-can-be majority in the Senate combined with the filibuster rule and other arcane procedural restrictions means that everything will get a lot harder very quickly.
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E.J. Dionne Jr: The crisis Biden can’t duck
US President Joe Biden speaks to the media after holding a virtual bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb. 23, 2021.
