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19 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
BREAKING: House passes Biden's ~$1.7 trillion safety net and climate package on a 220-213 vote.

All the YES votes are Democrats.

One Democrat votes NO: Jared Golden.

Republicans unanimously vote NO.

Bill goes to the Senate, where changes are likely.

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
So. What's in this bill?
.@SenSchumer, earlier this week: "The BBB is very important to America. We believe it's very popular with Americans. We aim to pass it before Christmas." nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
The most at-risk provisions in Senate

• Paid leave (Manchin not on board)
• SALT $80K cap (various resistance)
• Immigration (parliamentarian/rules)

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

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Sahil Kapur Profile picture
19 Nov
208-220, the Republican motion to recommit and take Build Back Better off the House floor fails.

Next up: House vote on passage.
This is it: The big House vote on passage of Biden's ~$1.7 trillion safety net and climate change bill.
The vote's moving quickly (by the standards of the proxy era at least). About 40 more to go.

Maine's @RepGolden is, at time of this tweet, the only Democratic defection.
Read 5 tweets
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15 Nov
New: @JoeBiden's popularity has taken a hit, but his two big economic bills remain popular.

Democrats are banking on that to save them in 2022.

They don't have much else to work with policy-wise.

But they say they need his megaphone to sell them first.

nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
Republicans are skeptical. "Signature legislative accomplishments are never any more popular than the president who signs it," says @HolmesJosh. nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
Democratic strategist @JesseFFerguson on recent polling deficits: "This gap won't close by telling people what we will do. It will close by showing people what we are doing." nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
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10 Nov
New: GOP recruitment struggles give Democrats hope in 2022 Senate fight

Some of the most coveted prospects are out or uninterested. Party ops worry about the electability of several who are running.

Inside the Sununu problem, w/ @aseitzwald @HenryJGomez

nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
SUNUNU responds: “There are other candidates that can definitely beat Sen. Hassan… And it isn't a matter of just holding a 51st vote, but there's probably 53 or 54 [R] wins out there at least to be had across this country. So it doesn't all hinge on me.”

nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
Former NRSC aide Brian Walsh sees "echoes of 2010" in pro-GOP climate and prospects for the party to nominate candidates who lose winnable races.

"Arguably, Republicans lost five seats between 2010 and 2012 because of bad general election candidates."

nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
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4 Nov
The House’s newly updated Build Back Better act is live.

Full text: rules.house.gov/sites/democrat…

Section by section: rules.house.gov/sites/democrat…
Paid leave is in Image
SALT changes are in Image
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2 Nov
Mitch McConnell on Build Back Better: "This is a bill America does not want and does not need. The ideal solution would be to not pass it. But if it were to pass it'd be written by Manchin and Sinema."
McConnell says Republicans will enforce "a robust amendment process during the vote-a-rama" for Build Back Better. But he repeatedly notes the influence of @Sen_JoeManchin and @SenatorSinema in shrinking it.
Mitch McConnell on whether there's any version of a paid family leave proposal that he could support: "If I were the majority leader and we were setting the agenda that'd be a good discussion to have. But we're not setting the agenda. We're reacting to what they're proposing."
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2 Nov
New —> Pelosi says Build Back Better disputes may be resolved 'by the end of the day'

Manchin sounds more positive today than yesterday: “We're agreeing on so many things.”

Menendez says rx policy “heading in the right direction.”

Still, issues linger: nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Democrats are getting closer but it all remains fluid. Some want a CBO score first on BBB, which could take a couple weeks. And a “not it” game unfolding re: who killed paid leave.

w/ @KyleAlexStewart @GarrettHaake @frankthorp @alivitali @haleytalbotnbc: nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
.@Sen_JoeManchin says he wanted to wait on BBB but: “That ship has sailed. I understand that."

“We're agreeing on so many things that are really good. And we're working on climate very progressive — I think, in a good way. And we'll get something done.” nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
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