Jan. 31, 2022: Congress confronts a February deluge
Lawmakers return from recess this week to a massive February to-do list before President Joe Biden's March 1 State of the Union address. And the pressure is on: The White House and vulnerable House Democrats are desperate to quickly pass a $250 billion package aimed at boosting manufacturing and relieving supply-side constraints \u2014 a win they\u2019d love the president to be able to trumpet at his big speech.\nBut Congress also has to avert a government shutdown and possibly begin vetting a Supreme Court nominee. And that\u2019s to say nothing about trying to resuscitate Build Back Better.\xa0\nCan they do all this in a few weeks?\nSubscribe to POLITICO Playbook.\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.