President Joe Biden’s massive social reform plan was adopted by the US House of Representatives on Friday, November 19. This stage victory was crucial before the examination of the text by the Senate, which promises to be difficult. Called “Build Back Better”, this social and environmental plan is endowed with $ 1.8 trillion. In particular, it provides for kindergarten for all, tax credits for American households and substantial investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In the House, Democrats couldn’t afford to lose more than three members to win the vote. In the end, only one Democrat sided with the Republicans in rejecting the text. This vote comes three days after the signing by the Democratic president of the first part of his great economic plan, his infrastructure law, the largest public works program in the United States since Dwight Eisenhower created the inter-motorway network. States in 1956.
The text vote “is another giant step in the pursuit of my economic program, to create jobs, reduce costs, make our country more competitive and give workers and the middle class a real chance of success”, welcomed Joe Biden in a statement. On Friday morning, the American head of state called the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, “to congratulate her on adopting ‘Build Back Better'”White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki tweeted.
.@POTUS called @SpeakerPelosi this morning to congratulate her on the passage of Build Back Better.
– Jen Psaki (@PressSec) November 19, 2021
The presidency promises that its ambitious social reforms will create millions of jobs, while Republicans see the plan as an example of what they denounce as the spending madness of their Democratic opponents. This text “will reduce the deficit by more than $ 100 billion over ten years”, assured Joe Biden. This crucial step is a welcome success for the Democrat, faced with disastrous opinion polls.
The “Build Back Better” plan now has an appointment in the Senate, where its adoption promises to be complex. This chamber being very exactly divided (50 elected for each camp), any Democrat or affiliate has in fact what is akin to a veto on any bill if the Republicans close ranks. However, the centrists do not hide their concerns about planned spending.