The Point: Biden's latest big sell won't be easy

View this email in your browser   April 2, 2021  | by Lauren Dezenski, Chris Cillizza and Sonnet Swire Biden's latest big sell won't be easy It's no April Fool's joke: Infrastructure week is, at last, here.   Unveiling the plan on Wednesday, it's yet another sign President Joe Biden is thinking big -- like ... legacy-defining big, and not just when it comes to the multi-trillion dollar price tag.   "It's not a plan that tinkers around the edges," Biden said this week. "It's a once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we've seen or done since we built the Interstate Highway System and the Space Race decades ago."   But not every Senate Democrat is down for Biden's big plan. As West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin put it Friday, "We need negotiations with Democrats also, so we know where everyone is coming from."    That doesn't mean Republicans on Capitol Hill are even interested in coming to the negotiation table. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell already vowed no GOP support for the measure, saying he is "gonna fight them every step of the way because I think this is the wrong prescription for America."   Speaking of prescriptions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at last issued guidance on travel for vaccinated Americans, but urged only essential travel given the rising cases -- yet another sign of normalcy is not quite here.   The pandemic has upended yet another White House holiday tradition: the annual Easter Egg Roll. The Bidens' first Easter celebration instead heads online, with virtual scavenger hunts and commemorative wooden eggs for purchase.    The Point: Biden is thinking big, but the same partisan stalemates threaten to bring his aspirations back down to earth.    -- Lauren QUOTE OF THE DAY "Too many Americans are acting as if this fight is over. It is not." -- President Biden, urging Americans to continue to follow public health guidelines and get vaccinated as cases of Covid-19 rise in the US.  EGG-CELLENT QUESTION Question: Which administration began the tradition of an official White House Easter Bunny, featuring a staff member dressed in a rabbit costume and greeting Easter Egg Roll revelers?   a. Richard Nixon b. Ronald Reagan c. Rutherford B. Hayes d. Warren Harding   Send your answers to cillizza@cnn.com and lauren.dezenski@cnn.com! CHRIS' GOOD READS The "Vaccine Daddy"   Masks: Now for allergies too!   The long, strange story of "cancel"   "Big Dan" Rodimer   In praise of Roy Williams   2021 MLB predictions MUSICAL INTERLUDE St. Vincent, the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend(!),  released two new songs on Friday: "The Melting of the Sun" and "Pay Your Way in Pain." Today's episode: Companies enter the voting-rights fray. THE WEEK IN 13 HEADLINES This week, President Biden unveiled a roughly $2 trillion jobs plan focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis. Meanwhile, Republican legislatures in Georgia and Texas defended legislation that would curb voting access.   Monday Biden says 90% of adults will be vaccine eligible in three weeks Buttigieg says no gas or mileage tax in Biden's infrastructure plan Tuesday Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician Republicans press ahead with voting restrictions in key states, even as legal fights mount over new Georgia law Biden unveils first slate of judicial nominees featuring diverse and history-making selections Wednesday Biden promises 'once-in-a-generation' investment during pitch for $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan Iowa Democrat announces decision to withdraw effort to contest House race Transgender rights in the spotlight as Arkansas and Tennessee become latest states to pass anti-trans legislation Thursday Inside Biden's new 'Jobs Cabinet': An extensive effort to notch infrastructure win Texas Senate advances bill with new voter restrictions Investigation of Matt Gaetz includes whether campaign funds were used to pay for travel and expenses Friday Hunter Biden dodges questions on laptop seized by FBI US Capitol is on lockdown due to an external security threat ONE BIG WEEK 20 million 💉 The number of Covid-19 vaccine shots administered over the last seven days, according to President Biden. You are receiving this message because you subscribed to CNN's The Point with Chris Cillizza newsletter. Unsubscribe from this list Check out other CNN Newsletters Create your CNN Account Share the Point Newsletter Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get The Point in your inbox.   Send your tips and thoughts via email to Chris Cillizza and Lauren Dezenski. You can follow Chris and Lauren on Twitter and connect with The Point on: Our mailing address is: One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303   Copyright © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., All rights reserved.

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