New York Times: “Liberals believe voters will punish them in 2022 if they do not fulfill Mr. Biden’s sweeping campaign agenda, in part because it would demoralize their core voters and ensure that some of them would stay home.”

“Some moderates, however, think that the historically difficult first midterm for the president’s party would be made worse if they handed Republicans fodder to portray them as tax-and-spend liberals at a moment when inflation has jumped.”

Said Sen. Mitch McConnell: “It’ll have a serious negative impact if they don’t pass it, and it’ll have a serious negative impact if they do pass it.”