US Congress approves social spending of 2 billion dollars

This Friday, the House of Representatives of USA voted in favor of the president’s gigantic social reform plan Joe Biden. With this result he overcomes a crucial first stage before what will be a path full of obstacles in the Senate. It is an important step forward for his vision of a more equitable society, a centerpiece of his national agenda.

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In the House of Representatives, there was a green light for the package of education, health, climate and childcare reforms that could define the legacy of Biden, who enacted the first part of a huge infrastructure plan four days ago.

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It is “another giant step forward in executing my economic plan to create jobs, reduce costs, make our country more competitive, and give workers and the middle class a fighting chancer, ”Biden said after the affirmative vote.

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It is likely that the social and environmental initiative dubbed “Build Back Better”(Rebuild Better), worth $ 1.8 trillion, had a more bumpy ride in the upper house, where a section of the ruling Democratic Party is concerned about the inflationary spiral. The Senate vote is likely to take place next December or January.

“We have a better rebuild bill that is historic, transformative, and bigger than anything we’ve done before”Emphasized the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, before the vote.

“We all agree that we have a moral responsibility to our children, to their future, to deliver the planet to them responsibly. So we are proud to pass this legislation, under the leadership of President Joe Biden.”, He said.

Pelosi expected to vote and pass the measure late Thursday, but minority leader Kevin McCarthy stopped the action by breaking his record for the longest speech in the House, with more than eight and a half hours.

McCarthy finally gave the floor at 5:11 a.m. on Friday after he started speaking at 8:38 p.m. the day before.

The vote in the House of Representatives came as Biden temporarily transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris, to undergo a routine colonoscopy but under anesthesia.

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Obstacles in the Senate

The legislation would provide millions of jobs, according to the White House, although Republicans have characterized it as an example of runaway Democratic spending.

However, their discussion is likely to fizzle out in the upper house, where Democrats have a very narrow majority and moderates on this caucus are expressing concern about Biden’s spending plans.

Annual inflation soared to 6.2% last month, giving Republicans another club to hit Biden with as he tried to win back both houses of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.

House Democrats would have lost the partisan vote if there had been more than three defectors.

In the end, only one Democrat – from a competitive Maine district – joined Republicans in rejecting the bill. This single divergence fuels the majority party’s hopes that Democrats in both houses can overcome months of infighting and get the package signed into law.

Prospects for a vote before next week’s Thanksgiving break looked bleak, as a handful of centrist Democrats demanded a full analysis from the Congressional Budget Office to clarify the cost of the package before accepting the vote. .

On Thursday night, the Budget Office said “Rebuild Better” would increase the deficit by $ 367 billion over 10 years.

Vote before Christmas

The 100-member United States Senate is almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats.

Progressive Democrats in both houses have been pushing for a national paid maternity leave program and further expansion of health benefits, although the latest inflation data could hurt those efforts.

West Virginia State Senator Joe Manchin, who has positioned himself as the biggest obstacle facing the Democratic caucus in getting the legislation to Biden’s desk, has indicated that he opposes maternity leave, one of the most popular points. of the package.

Tensions between centrist and progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives appear to be on the wane, but it is unclear whether either side will vote for the version that returns from the Senate.

“We will continue to work on this important legislation until it is approved.“Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said recently, expecting a vote before Christmas.

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