Senate puts stalled Build Back Better on back burner

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 4, 2022 3:07pm ET

Senate puts stalled Build Back Better on back burner — So much for a speedy vote on Build Back Better. Senate Democrats won’t vote on President Joe Biden’s $2.4 trillion social welfare and green energy spending bill in January as they pledged to do shortly after lawmakers returned from the holiday recess. Instead, the Senate will focus on eliminating or modifying the long-standing 60-vote threshold […]

So much for a speedy vote on Build Back Better.

Senate Democrats won’t vote on President Joe Biden’s $2.4 trillion social welfare and green energy spending bill in January as they pledged to do shortly after lawmakers returned from the holiday recess.

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