
The House passed Biden’s massive social safety net and climate bill. Here’s what happens next
2021-11-20 08:42:32 source:CNBC
November 19, 2021
After months of starts and stops, the House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion social safety net and climate bill on Friday.
The process will not get any easier for Democrats as the bill heads to the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to pass the Build Back Better Act by Christmas. To do so, he will have to get all 50 members of his caucus — from conservative Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont — to back the same sweeping plan.
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