Strib carrying AP content, headlining it, "
House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
The 220-212 vote was a first step toward drafting Biden's $3.5 billion rebuilding plan this fall.
By
LISA MASCARO
and
KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press-August 24, 2021
Blueprint is code language for it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings. The song needs to be written, scored, practiced before it gets sung for public wonderment and praise.
UPDATE: From mid-item -
"This is a 'which side are you
on' moment,'" said Our Revolution executive director Joseph Geevarghese,
who promised to "organize like never before to hold Democrats
accountable and get this bill over the finish line."
The
budget measure is at the heart of Biden's "Build Back Better" vision for
helping families and combating climate change and is progressives' top
priority, all of it largely financed with tax increases on the rich and
big business.
The
House committees are already fast at work drafting legislation to fill
in the details of the $3.5 trillion package for consideration later this
fall.
Progressives
signaled early on they wanted the Biden budget priorities first before
they agree to the smaller Senate package, worried it would be an
insufficient down-payment on his goals.
Call it Build Back Better, call it HOPE, but it will be later a fleshed out PLAN until that finish line is REALITY.
When it becomes LAW.
