Final sprint to Christmas on Capitol Hill
The agenda ahead:
∙ Finish raising debt limit
∙ Pass defense policy bill
∙ 1/6 contempt vote vs. Meadows
And the biggest open question:
∙ Will Senate pass Build Back Better Act?
nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
The agenda ahead:
∙ Finish raising debt limit
∙ Pass defense policy bill
∙ 1/6 contempt vote vs. Meadows
And the biggest open question:
∙ Will Senate pass Build Back Better Act?
nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
"We have basically 49 of us in agreement to move forward. So we have one colleague we're continuing to work with, and he's been successful at making a number of changes. And so hopefully he'll be joining us," Sen. Stabenow, in Dem leadership, tells me. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
The nicotine tax may be stripped out of Build Back Better. Democratic Sen. @CortezMasto says she opposes it and has made her position clear to party leaders and the administration. "My concern is this is a regressive tax," she tells NBC. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Update: The nicotine/vape tax has been removed from the latest Senate Finance text of Build Back Better. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Manchin and Biden plan to speak this afternoon.
WV senator isn't drawing a hard line on when to vote on Build Back Better, but doesn't seem in a "hurry" like others. He says US should live within its means & BBB should tax the wealthy.
w/ @JulieNBCNews:
nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
WV senator isn't drawing a hard line on when to vote on Build Back Better, but doesn't seem in a "hurry" like others. He says US should live within its means & BBB should tax the wealthy.
w/ @JulieNBCNews:
nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
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