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
concrete vote date. but suggested to come by mid-month. we ll get back to that, later, with our panel, of course. because that fault line between progressive and moderate democrats has not closed. and if you are the head of the congressional black caucus, you ve watched a number of priorities sub subsumed by the infrastructure negotiations. to preside, ultimately, over black democrats that voted for the bif and, after all, for the ones who did not. you also have the inevitable questions of if, when, and how the benefits the bif will reach the communities your caucus serves. and while most of congress, generally, able to bask in this victory lap, black lawmakers and, of course, their voters inch closer to midterm elections under a growing maze of voter restrictions. while the window to remove them through federal action may have already closed. joining me now, congresswoman joyce beatty of ohio who is the chair of the congressional black caucus. congresswoman beattie, thank
precipice of a massive spending victory for his agenda tonight. if you have heard that before she is saying, and votes counting up suggest why, this night is different from all other nights. the speaker outlining in public why she says house democrats now have the votes on president biden s sweeping trillion dollar plan to transform, modernize and bake lif upend the way america does infrastructure. the previous president talked about infrastructure but never did what the democrats say they ll do tonight. pass this. straight to the president s desk. no more negotiating on this topic and the biggest american infrastructure package in decades. and the other package, child care, family leave, climate change, all fluid if you ve had any contact with news alerts on your phone or websites that cover this, or all of our colleagues here in the as nbc, you have a sense just how fast it s been moving today, including the president calling on congress to get this done. right now we sta
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