GOP Faces Biden’s Next Big Bill Weighing If It Should Ease Rules Bloomberg 3/16/2021 Erik Wasson and Emily Wilkins (Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden’s next big economic package helped set off a heated debate among Republicans over whether to participate in the return of lawmakers’ dedicated-spending projects, known as earmarks, a tussle that could be key to its success. After muscling his $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief bill through Congress without a single Republican vote, Biden is hoping to bring GOP members aboard an infrastructure package set to be a core part of his longer-term economic plan, estimated at trillions of dollars.