A showdown over the infrastructure bill and multi-trillion-dollar Build Back Better Act awaits for Democrats returning to Capitol Hill today. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
return to Capitol Hill today to enter a final battle over two key multi-trillion-dollar spending billsThe Democratic-controlled House and Senate will have only 10 legislative days to meet the October 31 deadline to pass both the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a spending bill known as the Build Back Better Act - originally projected to cost around $3.5 trillion but is likely to be cut down to $2.
West Virginia's Joe Manchin reportedly told the White House on Friday he is strongly opposed to a clean electricity program that is central to the package's climate funding. He is set to win the battle and have it withdrawn from plans entirely, theAnother opponent of the most radical elements of the bill is Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema, who last week threatened to vote against it unless the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was passed beforehand.
The moves prompted sharp criticism from the pair's progressive colleagues, who accused Sinema of"putting corporate lobbyists before people" and suggested moderates are"allowing the planet to burn".
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