Will the US Congress support the Biden Build Back Better plan? | | Political Issues
US President Joe Biden has endorsed the phrase “Build Back Better”. It has become a major platform – helping Americans by providing them with more care in many areas of life – education, childcare supported by medical care, lower taxes.
It is the House of Representatives in the US through its $ 1.75 trillion package of the same name on Friday, Biden is about to implement a major humanitarian law plan in the United States in more than 50 years.
But the plan faces obstacles in the US Senate equally divided. Republicans are united in their opposition. Democrats need each of their 50 senators to vote for them.
Senator Joe Manchin, a member of President Biden’s Democratic Party, has not yet commented on the package. And Senator Kyrsten Sinema, while agreeing with Biden’s plans, also said he was still concerned about the details of the building.
Biden and the Democratic Party are relying on the legislation to serve as an important message for the upcoming 2022 elections.
The package includes a number of social services including free Pre-Kindergarten education, child support payments for working families, increased medical care, and reduced cost of treatment.
Central to the Democratic Party’s progressive agenda, the bill seeks to invest $ 500bn in clean energy and environmental programs to address climate change.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday the Senate would pass the bill to discuss and vote.
“As soon as the necessary technical and administrative work by the Senate is completed, the Senate will adopt this law,” Schumer said in a statement on Friday morning.
“We will do our utmost to get the bill to President Biden’s table and to support middle-class families,” the Senate leader said.
Senator Manchin has expressed concern that the amount of money the government spends on the plan could lead to higher inflation and create new freedoms.
Manchin said he was concerned that some of the weather could affect coal production in West Virginia. Manchin praised the Democrats’ development law, which was signed into law on November 15, as “historic” for his $ 6bn investment in West Virginia.
Senator Sinema, who has been a major US pharmaceutical firm, has pointed out that a law passed by the House does not reflect the White House policy he supported in October.
The cinema may want to see changes in Medicare drug pricing that drug manufacturers oppose.
The main bill was changed from $ 3.5 trillion popular with many Democrats to a little over $ 1.75 trillion to meet Manchin and Cinema concerns.
The bill passed the House by 220-213 votes after the DRM Budget Office decided that the tax bill would bring in enough money to cover the expected 10 years. Republicans have argued that the bill would increase federal spending in the US.
The CBO estimates that tax revenue provided by HR 5376, Build Back Better Act, increases purchases by $ 80 billion and $ 207 billion, thus reducing the deficit by $ 127 billion, by 2031. https://t.co/GrbShPusVK
– US CBO (@USCBO) November 18, 2021
The changes to the House of Representatives, including about $ 100bn in new spending, can be lifted by legislation by the Senate under strict Senate laws that prohibit substantial changes in budgetary practices.
Democrats have been forced to advance what they want in Congress by using quick, but difficult budgetary measures, as they do not have 60 votes in the Senate that would also need to enact major legislation.
The House of Representatives has been embroiled in controversy for months since Democrats have tarnished Biden’s reputation among voters and pushed for his candidacy. This could be difficult for Democrats who want to have their own minority in Congress.
Democrats in the Senate and the House have been working to resolve disputes between committee leaders.
House of Representatives on Friday predicted that the bill would return to the House with amendments approved by the Senate changing the law.
“At the end of the day, we will have a big bill,” House spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi said Friday expressing confidence that the bill would pass the Senate.
If the Senate takes action, the House must approve any changes before submitting the bill to President Biden for signature.
