“The Building Back Biden Era: Biden Victory Lap…”

The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill championed by President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders in a 228-206 vote, attracting the support of 13 Republicans and moving the legislation to the president's desk for his signature…

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However, the legislation had languished in Congress — months after the Senate took up the bill and approved it in a bipartisan 69-30 vote — due to intraparty disagreements about the contents of a larger Democratic-led reconciliation bill, known as the Build Back Better Act, social spending legislation that was designed to be paired with the bipartisan bill.

Progressives demanded that House leadership put both bills on the floor for a vote at the same time, while moderates called for a vote on the bipartisan bill – without tying it to the larger bill — which was still the subject of debate over its size and scope.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California unfastened the bipartisan bill from the Build Back Better Act, which led to the former bill's successful package, with several key moderates signing on to an agreement paving the way for their backing of the reconciliation bill once its fiscal impact has been released….

However, six progressive Democrats — all members who make up the "The Squad" — rejected the legislation late on Friday.

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Corporations and business groups are calling on President Biden to sign the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law quickly after it finally cleared Congress late Friday.
The business community has rallied behind the infrastructure package, which makes huge investments in roads, bridges, broadband internet, drinking water, rail and public transit without raising taxes on corporations. Business groups say that Biden should sign the bill as soon as possible so transportation officials can get started on construction projects…