Democrats will use the reconciliation process to try passing whatever programs can be salvaged from the doomed Build Back Better agenda, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday.
Democrats have hatched plans to vote on aspects from the bill, such as a child tax credit, universal pre-k, and paid sick leave, apart from the larger bill that failed due to a lack of support from Republicans and centrist Democratic Sen Joe Manchin. And if they need to go through the reconciliation process to spurn GOP opposition, they’re prepared to do that.
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