Beyond Manchin: Dems' $2T bill faces Senate gauntlet
ABC News
Democrats have finally driven President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion package of family services, health care and climate initiatives through the House
WASHINGTON -- It took half a year but Democrats have driven President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion package of social and climate initiatives through the House. It gets no easier in the Senate, where painful Republican amendments, restrictive rules and Joe Manchin lurk.
Facing unbroken GOP opposition, Democrats finally reached agreement among themselves and eased the compromise through the House on Nov. 19. One Democrat voted no in a chamber they control by just three votes.
They're negotiating further changes for a final version they hope will win approval by Christmas in the 50-50 Senate, where they'll need every Democratic vote. House passage of the altered bill would still be needed.
The gauntlet they face:
