There’s a New Bipartisan Caucus Borne Out of Frustration And... ‘Abundance’

The House Build America Caucus aims to cut red tape and increase the speed of infrastructure projects.

Rep. Josh Harder
“I haven’t seen the progress,” Rep. Josh Harder said of projects approved during the Biden administration. Tom Williams/AP

Some Democratic lawmakers say that cutting red tape for infrastructure and housing is the key to the party’s future — and they think a new bipartisan caucus launched by California Democratic Rep. Josh Harder can help push it forward.

The House Build America Caucus, which launched on Thursday, builds off of some Democrats’ interest in the ideas laid out in “Abundance,” a book by columnists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Some of the criticisms at the center of the book, Rep. Jake Auchincloss told NOTUS, are “an important vein of ideas” for lawmakers in the caucus.

It was also borne out of frustration, Harder said.