House lawmakers voted 221-213 to pass the procedural "rule" for President Biden’s expansive $1.75 trillion social spending bill late Friday night, setting up a vote on the massive measure that could result in House passage of some $3 trillion in new spending during November alone. Earlier in the evening, House lawmakers voted to pass President Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. Plans to vote on the $1.75 trillion social spending bill on Friday night, alongside the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, were scuttled after moderate Democrats demanded the Congressional Budget Office "score" the legislation to provide more clarity on its financial implications. Both House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and President Biden say they are confident the House will pass the spending bill before Thanksgiving. The altered voting plan for the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the spending bill "rule" initially drew criticism from members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Source: Fox News November 06, 2021 07:19 UTC