because if you look at the 17 nobel prize winning economists, they said that it will ease inflationary pressures, help with the supply chain, and invest in the human capital in this country all at one time. the pushback from moderates all about the price tag. the bill started at a price tag of $3.5 trillion. the white house and democrats have worked the total down to $1.75 trillion, which will pass muster with moderates if the congressional budget office report matches white house estimates. to be clear, that number, $1.75 trillion, is over ten years. the house just approved a defense budget for 2022 that is four times more expensive. as for progressives in the party, you ll remember they once demand build back better be passed with the infrastructure bill. but thanks to negotiations by speaker pelosi and the congressional black caucus, most progressives ultimately agreed to what played out on friday, passing infrastructure but holding a procedural vote on build back better
insurrectionists were elected into office on tuesday. you heard that correctly. today marks ten months since the january 6th riot. are voters really just moving on from it? and new york city has its first muslim city councilwoman. she joins me to discuss her historic victory and what she plans to accomplish in office. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. so at long last the one phrase that all of washington has been saying ironically for years for years can for once and for all be said unironically. get ready for it. finally, infrastructure week. i m so happy to say that. infrastructure week. yes, we are all so happy that you can finally say that. the house of representatives voted late last night to send the bipartisan infrastructure bill to the president s desk. and if the final vote tally was announced late last night the energy in the house chamber was electric. on this vote the yeas are 228 and the nays are 226. the motion is adopted. all right, so that
plus, at least ten insurrectionists were elected into office on tuesday. you heard that correctly. today marks ten months since the january 6th riot. are voters really just moving on from it? and new york city has its first muslim city councilwoman. she joins me to discuss her historic victory and what she plans to accomplish in office. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. so at long last the one phrase that all of washington has been saying ironically for years for years can for once and for all be said unironically. get ready for it. finally, infrastructure week. i m so happy to say that. infrastructure week. yes, we are all so happy that you can finally say that. the house of representatives voted late last night to send the bipartisan infrastructure bill to the president s desk. as the final tally was announced late last night, the energy in the house chamber was electric. on this vote the yeas are 228 and the nays are 226. the motion is adopted. [ cheers ]
tangles with witnesses new reporting on the number of people at the rally that fateful day elected to office. on tuesday. investigating trump, i will talk to the incoming manhattan d.a. as a decision nears from that office on whether the former president will face criminal charges. all of that plus, a disturbing new report out about america s tap water. what is coming out of the faucet right now could be toxic. don t miss the details coming up. we begin with new developments about the victims in that stampede at a travis scott concert in houston. eight dead. all under 30. with the youngest victim 14 years old. among the injured, a 10-year-old in critical condition. joining me now nbc s catie beck with more details on this. what else are we learning about how this all happened? and who these victims are. reporter: i think the central question for investigators is, why this surge occurred. what was the catalyst that made the crowd rush forward and all of these eight peopl
votes. the holdouts are mainly r moderates. this time the progressives. it s an especially busy night tonight on both ends of pennsylvania avenue. we expect it to be a long one as we bring you the details in the hours ahead. and as far as what moderate democrats decide what to do, i spoke to congressman gottheimer just before air time. congressman gottheimer, i appreciate you being here. is there going to be a vote tonight? we ll see. we re closer to the bipartisan package which we ve been working on for months, and then the social infrastructure bill, or build back better, which there are final details going back and forth. we are expecting final text now and we hope to get there. that s everything from child care or s.a.l.t. to universal p pre-k. both bills would be great for the country and we re close. i know you want to see some things go into the spending bill, but speaker pelosi feels it s ready to go to a vote now. without seeing those numbers, would you move fo