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Democrats battle over paid leave in Biden spending bill

By Susan Ferrechio
Published December 3, 2021 4:00am ET
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Democrats battle over paid leave in Biden spending bill
From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo. | Susan Walsh/AP

Paid leave has become a significant sticking point in the effort to pass President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, a $1.75 trillion social welfare and green energy bill.

Senate Democrats set a Christmas deadline for passing the bill, but it will stall without the cooperation of all 50 Democrats, including Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

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