Infrastructure bill a done deal, Build Back Better is next
WASHINGTON — The House voted 221 - 213 to clear a procedural hurdle for President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion safety net package after a chaotic day that included passage of a separate infrastructure bill. The vote came after weeks of missed deadlines and then hours of wrangling between Democrats that ended in a pact between progressives and centrists. Progressives agreed to pass the bipartisan physical infrastructure bill and centrists promised to vote for the Build Back Better bill after an estimate about the bill's price is completed. While a date for a vote on the $1.75 trillion bill hasn't been set yet, Biden said he felt confident it would happen over the next two weeks. "I am confident that during the week of November 15th, the House will pass the Build Back Better Act," Biden said in a statement before the vote. An agreement between centrist Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., was announced moments before the vote on the infrastructure bill. The Build Back Better…
7 Nov 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday