Senate Democrats on Monday began what they hope is a final week of work to force through President Biden’s priority climate and tax package along party lines in the 50-50 Senate.
But the legislation, brokered by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York, faces several hurdles.
Most importantly, it currently lacks the endorsement of Democrats’ other crucial centrist, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, whom Mr. Manchin did not speak to during negotiations with Mr. Schumer, New York Democrat.
“I haven’t had any conversations with anybody during the process because I wasn’t ever sure that we would get to a completed bill,” Mr.