It's an ambitious timeline, but progressive and moderate lawmakers are on board.
NBC News
By Sahil Kapur, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Haley Talbot
Oct. 30, 2021
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have told lawmakers they hope to vote on President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" and infrastructure bills on Tuesday, multiple sources told NBC News. They want to finish writing a revised $1.75 trillion bill by Sunday, then send it to the Rules Committee for approval on Monday, and hold final votes in the full House on Tuesday, the sources said. The timeline is ambitious, as lawmakers are still revising the safety net package to win the support of nearly every Democrat in the House and all 50 Democrats in the Senate. It is unclear whether they can resolve the lingering differences and achieve the near-unanimity they need by then.
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