House passes $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act on party-line vote Senate passage uncertain

The House of Representatives passes President Biden's $1.75 trillion Build Back Better social spending bill on a near party-line vote of 220-213, with one Republican joining Democrats. The bill includes expanded child tax credit, universal pre-K, eldercare provisions, climate investments, and expanded Medicare hearing coverage. The House passage is celebrated by the White House as a historic step, but attention immediately turns to the Senate where Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have blocked larger versions of the package. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledges a vote before Christmas, but the effort ultimately collapses when Manchin announces his opposition in December.