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  • Why Build Back Better likely wouldn't drive up inflation, according to an economist

    Why Build Back Better likely wouldn't drive up inflation, according to an economist

    Dec 22, 2021 05:35 PM EDT

    The question, then, is: Could an additional large spending increase cause inflation to accelerate further? To answer this, it’s useful to put the numbers in some context. The price tag of the Build Back Better plan passed by the House of Representatives is about $2 trillion, to be spent ...

  • WATCH: Biden gives remarks on his Build Back Better agenda

    WATCH: Biden gives remarks on his Build Back Better agenda

    Oct 20, 2021 05:27 PM EDT

    In scaling back the bill, they are heeding the political realities of the 50-50 Senate, where Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have objected to Biden's expansive plans. The Democrats are also trying to coalesce around a politically marketable theme: helping middle ...

  • Child care, climate change and other provisions in Build Back Better bill passed by House

    Child care, climate change and other provisions in Build Back Better bill passed by House

    Nov 19, 2021 11:45 PM EDT

    ... victory after passing the Build Back Better legislation in the House this morning. Lisa Desjardins has this report on a long debate and what's in the sweeping legislation. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): On this vote, the yeas are 220, the nays are 213. The Build Back Better bill ...

  • Capehart and Abernathy on Virginia elections, Build Back Better plan, Colin Powell

    Capehart and Abernathy on Virginia elections, Build Back Better plan, Colin Powell

    Nov 05, 2021 10:30 PM EDT

    ... able to pass it. If you tease out every little thing out of both the infrastructure bill, which we know has bipartisan support, but even what's in the Build Back Better Act, last I checked -- there are so many things in it -- but if you tease out the individual ...

  • With House on the cusp of passing Build Back Better bill, big Senate fight expected

    With House on the cusp of passing Build Back Better bill, big Senate fight expected

    Nov 18, 2021 11:17 PM EDT

    ... about what's in here. When you talk about child care, what this bill aims to do is cover the care of a child all the way, and the education of that child, from birth through age 5. That is for almost every parent in this country. Some will be ...

  • Biden lauds House Dem compromise on Build Back Better plan, but Senate approval uncertain

    Biden lauds House Dem compromise on Build Back Better plan, but Senate approval uncertain

    Oct 28, 2021 10:55 PM EDT

    ... bill now, but Senate Democrats are trying to get them back in. And I think that one other thing I want to talk about is the taxes. Here's where we are. I know this is a lot of information for people, but it's also important. This is what ...

  • What's in, and what's out, as Democrats trim Biden infrastructure bill

    What's in, and what's out, as Democrats trim Biden infrastructure bill

    Oct 20, 2021 10:54 PM EDT

    ... on his Build Back Better agenda Still, Democrats are hoping the programs will prove so popular that future Congresses will continue to fund them in the years ahead. It seems unlikely that any Republican will support the measure. Negotiations over the package are fluid. But here's where the bill ...

  • Democrats wrangle over high-stakes agenda as crunch time approaches

    Democrats wrangle over high-stakes agenda as crunch time approaches

    Dec 16, 2021 11:45 PM EDT

    Let's start with what the proposal is in the current version of Build Back Better, what's being discussed. It's a parole status for millions of Americans who are -- I'm sorry, not Americans, but millions of undocumented immigrants who arrived by 2011. It would be a status ...

  • What to expect with upcoming Jan. 6 hearings and legislative actions

    What to expect with upcoming Jan. 6 hearings and legislative actions

    Jul 11, 2022 10:40 PM EDT

    ... of high-stakes bills. So let's look at what's happening in the next three weeks, what we should be watching. Three-high stakes bills are moving that have some bipartisan support, one on China competitiveness and the need for the U.S. to make microchips in particular and ...

  • The Build Back Better bill wants to lower prescription drug costs. Does it go far enough?

    The Build Back Better bill wants to lower prescription drug costs. Does it go far enough?

    Nov 17, 2021 11:30 PM EDT

    ... spending and climate bill called Build Back Better. Part of that bill is aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for older Americans. Amna Nawaz has the details, as part of our look at what's at stake in this bill. Amna Nawaz: Judy, one of the most debated pieces of ...

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