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Build Back Better Act
McCarthy Mocked for 8.5 Hour Long Speech About Hitler, McDonalds, and More
“Gas prices! Thanksgiving!” the GOP leader yelled in one of many non-sequiturs.
COP26 Is Over. When Will Congress Do Its Part and Stop Subsidizing Extinction?
Congress should be leading us toward fossil-free energy instead of subsidizing the industry up to $20 billion per year.
House Passes Reconciliation Bill With Paid Leave, Universal Pre-K
The bill now goes to the Senate, where negotiations on key measures are still ongoing.
Americans Want Tougher Controls on Drug Prices Than What Democrats Are Offering
A new poll shows the public is unified on lower drug prices, but pharma campaign cash is keeping legislation in check.
$285 Billion Tax Cut for Rich Is Now Second-Costliest Item of Build Back Better
Progressives are raising the alarm over the potential impact this will have on Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.
Bernie Sanders Announces He’s Voting No on $778 Billion Defense Bill
He criticized his colleagues for supporting the massive defense fund but not the Democrats’ social spending bill.
After Bipartisan Bill, Progressives Demand Fast Passage of Build Back Better Act
Progressives in and out of Congress say corporate Democrats must “keep their word” and approve the $1.75 trillion bill.
Manchin Lashes Out Against Biden’s Pro-Union Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
Manchin said incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles only from companies with unions would be “un-American.”
House Democrats Plan to Pass $1.75 Trillion Reconciliation Bill This Week
House Democrats are planning to vote on the reconciliation bill this week, but a Senate vote may still be weeks away.
Big Pharma, GOP Plot to Use Senate Parliamentarian to Stop Drug Price Reforms
Lobbyists are urging Republican senators to use parliamentary challenges to scrap drug-pricing language in the BBB Act.