New - Biden told House progressives tuition-free community college is out of package, per multiple sources. Child tax credit won’t go as far as some would like — likely a 1-yr extension. Home health care likely less than $250B. Dems had wanted $400B. Climate change still a debate
They’re looking at “community college scholarships.” Also Medicare expansion is still on the table, as is universal pre-K and ACA funding. Dems had discussed with Biden $300B for climate change measures — but it’s not clear how that shakes outs. Price tag: Around $2T
Biden told progressive lawmakers that negotiators are weighing a reduction of the duration of the paid leave benefit in the economic and climate package to four weeks, down from a proposed 12 weeks, three sources tell @Phil_Mattingly and me. cnn.com/2021/10/19/pol…
In talking to House progressives at votes tonight, what’s clear is the climate change provisions are not settled - and still a sticking point after WH meeting. Jared Huffman told me he’s a NO if the final bill doesn’t have the aggressive emissions reductions.
Asked about Manchin’s opposition to achieving a 50 percent reduction over next decade, Huffman told me: “We're not going to let that be the final word. My view, this is the 13th Amendment moment. President Lincoln did whatever he did to get that vote. This is one of those times."
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