Jill Biden says bills aren’t footballs to ‘pass or pivot’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is expressing frustration with a political process that she says treats legislation like a football to “pass or pivot.” The first lady says real people often are caught in the middle. She spoke Monday in Washington about a now-stalled proposal for tuition-free community college, which she’s pushed for for a long time as a community college professor. But President Joe Biden dropped the proposal in negotiations with senators over his biggest domestic policy bill. Jill Biden told advocates for community colleges that “governing isn’t a game.” She says President Biden will keep pushing for the plan.
