President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act has been called many things. While
#Biden touted his plan as a “once-in-a-generation investment in working America,” Republicans, like Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, have countered calling it “a hard lurch towards socialism.”
The criticism from
#Republican senators has not swayed Biden’s commitment to the bill’s passage. However,
#Democrat Sens.
@joemanchin from West Virginia and
@kyrstensinema from Arizona are holding out on backing the bill, causing Biden to scramble for their support, leaving the now $1.75 trillion bill — slowly stripped of its original provisions — awaiting a
#vote
Since the introduction of the act in late September, the bill’s passage has met roadblocks at every turn. With the original price tag of $3.5 trillion for the entire package and provisions including Medicaid expansions, tax increases and guaranteed federal parental leave — it was less than unlikely to garner Republican support in the
#Senate.
Knowing this, Sena...