welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in america where the us house of representatives has approved president biden s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a key part of his programme to rebuild the united states following the coronavirus pandemic. it s the final stage in its legislative progress before it s signed into law. a vote on a second bill, on social policy and climate change, has been delayed. our north america correspondent, david willis, joins us from los angeles. bring us up to speed. a major bring us up to speed. a ma or victory for d bring us up to speed. a ma or victory for president i bring us up to speed. a major victory for president biden. it| victory for president biden. it was a landmark centrepiece of his legislative agenda and it looked at one stage as though it threatened to get bogged down in interparty wrangling which has gone on now four weeks if not months. the senate
a fight where in isn t one, and there never has been one, on these student loans. harry reid s democratic senate plan for the student loan fix is to pay for it by closing a corporate tax loophole. now that the president has forced the republicans to agree in principal on the student loan fix, we will no doubt have a few weeks of interparty wrangling of exactly how to pay for it. we now know when congressional republicans decided to oppose and obstruct every single thing that president obama has tried to do. it was in a secret meeting that occurred the day president obama was nominated. robert draper s new book, do not ask what good we do details a meeting that took place on inauguration day among leaders of the republican party including eric cantor and paul
harry reid s democratic senate plan for the student loan fix is to pay for it by closing a corporate tax loophole. now that the president has forced the republicans to agree in principal on the student loan fix, we will no doubt have a few weeks of interparty wrangling of exactly how to pay for it. we now know when congressional republicans decided to oppose and obstruct every single thing that president obama has tried to do. it was in a secret meeting that occurred the day president obama was nominated. robert draper s new book, do not ask what good we do details a meeting that took place on inauguration day among leaders of the republican party including eric cantor and paul ryan and the disgraced former speaker of the house newt gingrich, along with