Let’s make a deal: Build Back Better bill heads to Senate

Published November 22, 2021 5:53pm ET



After its passage in the House, it’s now on to the Senate for the Build Back Better Act. But as Doug McKelway reports, a new factor is at play as the world’s most deliberate body considers the massive social spending bill. It’s now been scored by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, giving credence to its critics’ claims that it may spur more inflation and providing Senate centrists cover to rein in its extravagance.