Family farms cannot be caught up in the administrations punitive dragnet to find ways to pay for it. Any changes to the federal Tax Code should be geared towards supporting economic growth and helping the next generation keep these familyowned operations alive. I hope that we can all come to our senses on this. Thank you, mr. President , and i yield the floor. The presiding officer under the previous order, the question occurs on the jenkins nomination. Is there a second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote Vote Vote Vote vote the presiding officer have all senators voted . Does any Senator Wish to change his or her vote . If not, the yeas are 52, the nays are 48, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators,
Speak. Democrats packed 3. 5 trillion of help into what would be the single biggest and most expensive bill ever passed through congress if, and thats a big if, they can get it passed. Want to bring in experts on this. Mike memoli at the White House, Lee And Caldwell on capitol hill, and white House Correspondent eugene daniels, coauthor of the politico play book. Lee ann, start with you. This is the kind of Spending Bill that could break records. It has the Child Tax Credit, free prek, expanded medicare benefits. The Barbie Dream House of improvements to the human condition, we all want to live in that Barbie Dream House, but how are we going to pay for it. That is one of the 3. 5 trillion questions, how this is going to be paid for. Democrats insist it will be fully paid for. They say that because theres a lot of moderates with anxiety about the price tag, including senator Joe Manchin who told me yesterday that is something that he wants, is to be fully paid for. However, he did not
We head into a Holiday Weekend with Gas Prices hitting a sevenyear high and americans paying a whole lot more At The supermarket. Dana Mark Meredith is following this story from washington for us. Good morning. New economic data from the labor department. The Unemployment Rate just unde from the month prior. Good news. Employers adding more jobs than what economists were expecting. Government reporting some 850,000 nonfarm jobs added last month. Where were the jobs added . No surprise, Leisure And Hospitality. Restaurants and hotels are selling out and professional businesses services as people go back to work. Fewer jobs added in manufacturing than you may expect and some jobs lost in construction. One of President Bidens advisors is calling the Jobs Report fantastic. The White House is still to insist the recovery has a long way to go. Critics say the president s push to spend trillions of dollars could crush the economic growth after the pandemic. They want to spend so much money. T
And welcome, everyone. Im Sandra Smith. It is friday. Hello, benjamin. Im benjamin, in for john roberts. Department of education approved plans to have six states and washington, d. C. To use funds from President Bidens american Rescue Plan. Sandra some states could use the funds to further the controversial programs. Live from the White House with a breakdown how the states will use the funding. The american Rescue Plan was signed in during march, getting that money out times time. The departments of education sending 6 Billion to handful of states to help kids get back to school. A lot of money going in different places. A Lot Go for funds to make sure kids go back to the classroom, some for summer programs. There are proposals to address racial and social gaps. Look at Rhode Island funding plan. They want to center all Actions Antiraceicism that promotes wellness. Critics are watch closely to see if the biden administration is upon hadding School Districts advance more on training p