Rep. Katie Porter calls Biden's move to split up his infrastructure package 'a big mistake'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California called President Joe Biden's decision to split up his infrastructure plan into separate jobs and family components a major error.

"This idea that there are two separate buckets, a bucket of American Jobs Plan ... and this idea he has a second plan coming soon that he's called the American Families Plan. I told the White House, 'I think this is a big mistake,'" she said in an Axios interview published Friday.

She continued: "I think it's mislabeling what you know as president to be true, which is that all of this is about our economy and economic recovery."

"Strong family policy is strong jobs policy," she said. Porter previously expressed a fear that women could be left behind in the Biden plan, CNBC reported.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-katie-porter-calls-bidens-move-to-split-up-his-infrastructure-package-a-big-mistake/ar-BB1fuoie

[elleng]

1. Interesting, and words matter, but

should she (or ANY) be putting negatives out? Now? Ever?

[MacKasey]

2. Biden said he wanted input

She needs to come up with a plan, not just criticism

[SoonerPride]

3. She has a plan.

Present both halves at the same time.

[Budi]

4. What are Biden's reason for splitting it up? I'm betting his reasonsoning is sound & backed by....

...backed by a more detailed purpose.

Did Porter address this?
She should have.

[CrackityJones75]

5. Yeah...

Yeah I like Katie but I am going to trust the guy that was in the legislative branch for decades and the helped push through important bills in the executive branch for 8 years

[Budi]

7. Indeed. Especially when dealing with the Republicans

Negotiating with them is a chess game & no one is more adept at drawing from his years of doing exactly that in the Senate, than Joseph R Biden.

Sit back & watch. It is the Republicans that caused Biden to seperate the two. And here's why. Classic Joe Biden.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/03/28/biden-to-push-infrastructure-before-health-and-family-care.html

[Budi]

6. Rep Porter should read this to understnd why (I can see why Biden chose to offer them independently)

Pretty much explains why he must offer the 2 seperately, considering he has to have Repub support. I'd just say that Biden knows the long game from his many years of experience that Rep Porter doesn't yet have as a new Rep. But her concerns are noted.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/03/28/biden-to-push-infrastructure-before-health-and-family-care.html


Biden to push infrastructure before health and family care in next phase of economic plan

*President Joe Biden will separate his sprawling plan to upgrade the nation's infrastructure into two separate pieces that he will unveil weeks apart, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday.

*Psaki said on Fox News Sunday that Biden will unveil the first part of his plan, focusing on items like rebuilding roads and railways, on Wednesday.

*The second part of Biden's plan will include child-care and health-care reforms — aspects of what is sometimes called social infrastructure — and will be released in "in just a couple of weeks," she said.

MORE.. worth a read to understand the details & the method behind Biden's decision.

Before we criticize, please dig a little deeper.

[elleng]

8. Thanks

[abqtommy]

9. +100