Economic Wins For Biden Belie Challenges Ahead

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to General Motors' Factory ZERO all-electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday. — U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to General Motors' Factory ZERO all-electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday.
Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg

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By Kathleen Hunter

November 19, 2021 at 11:06 AM UTC

President Joe Biden started the week with a win: a signing ceremony for his $550 billion infrastructure measure aimed at modernizing America’s roads, bridges and airports.

He’s poised to end it with another victory: House passage of a broader $1.64 trillion tax-and-spending bill.