The House of Representatives is set to vote today on a 10-year, roughly $2 trillion bill to combat the climate crisis while expanding social programs. The vote comes after Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spent more than eight hours delaying a planned vote Thursday with a long and winding speech attacking Democrats over spending, the border crisis, China, Afghanistan, gas prices and more. The latest version of the Build Back Better Act is dramatically smaller than initially proposed, after conservative Senate Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin demanded cuts. But it still contains many key elements of President Biden’s legislative agenda.
House to Vote on Build Back Better Act After Filibuster-Style Delay by Republican Leader
HeadlineNov 19, 2021