<p><span>Even before his election, </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/tag/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a><span><span> </span>described the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic as </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/how-not-to-tax-billionaires">an opportunity to reform</a><span><span> </span>the American economy. Now, after months of negotiations, Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure plan will soon come up for a vote in the House, and Democrats expect to pass an enormous social-safety-net package through budget reconciliation. At the same time, the federal government is approaching the debt ceiling, and a government shutdown could occur as soon as next week if a stopgap funding bill isn’t passed. The<span> </span></span><em>New Yorker</em><span><span> </span>staff writer<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/john-cassidy">John Cassidy</a><span><span> </span>joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss Biden’s attempt to create a more equitable economy amid some strong opposition within his own party.</span></p>
Even before his election, Joe Biden described the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to reform the American economy. Now, after months of negotiations, Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure plan will soon come up for a vote in the House, and Democrats expect to pass an enormous social-safety-net package through budget reconciliation. At the same time, the federal government is approaching the debt ceiling, and a government shutdown could occur as soon as next week if a stopgap funding bill isn’t passed. The New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss Biden’s attempt to create a more equitable economy amid some strong opposition within his own party.