Newsweek BY EWAN QUAYLE October 18, 2021 LIVE UPDATES Congressional lawmakers return to Capitol Hill today to enter a final battle over two key multi-trillion-dollar spending bills to boost infrastructure and secure President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan. The 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 $2.2 trillion (or perhaps even lower) to get wider support - amid a standoff between progressives and moderates in the party over the scope and final price tag.
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