So far the defining word of the Biden era is "Trillion."
The Joe Biden who portrayed himself as a moderate deal-maker during the presidential campaign is a distant memory, replaced by the Joe Biden who is dazzling progressives with his willingness to "Go big" - in other words, spend jaw-dropping amounts of taxpayer cash.
Spending is what Biden can actually do - he can pass his stimulus and relief bills under the so-called reconciliation rules in the Senate, requiring only 50 votes, rather than the 60 it takes to break a filibuster.
Biden had a recent meeting with historians in the White House at which FDR was much discussed.
Any Democratic president would envy the sheer volume of dollars Biden is shoveling out the door: In fiscal year 2019, the federal government, not exactly tightening it belt, spent $4.4 trillion.
Biden is on pace to roughly match that with his first two major legislative initiatives - the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill and his new $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal.
Unlike FDR, Biden has narrow and tenuous congressional majorities.
https://nypost.com/2021/04/01/call-him-president-trillion-bidens-eye-watering-wasteful-spending/
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