The House of Representatives finally passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Friday night, Nov. 5, after most of the “progressives” in the Democrat Party gave up the demand that the $1.75 trillion boondoggle “Build Back Better” bill (better known as the hyperinflation bill), which is mostly green garbage, be passed with it. The agreement came after the stunning losses by Democrats in the recent elections, sending a signal that the extreme green madness and related “cancel culture” is being rejected by the population.
The moderate Democrats who oppose the BBB bill agreed they would vote for it, but only if the Congressional Budget office confirms the claims by the White House that the bill is paid for without huge new taxes. That vote is expected on Nov. 20, and is by no means certain.
The infrastructure bill which passed, and will be signed by the President soon, is mostly real infrastructure. The BBB bill is not. Originally floated as a $3.5 trillion package, Biden has agreed to many cuts to bring it down to $1.75 trillion. It has $550 billion in “clean energy” waste, but did drop a plan to fine energy companies which did not switch to “renewables,” and there is no carbon tax. It includes funds for child care and home care, expanded credits for health insurance, expanded medicare for hearing (but not for dental and vision from the first version), some housing funds and other smaller items. What has been cut also includes paid family and medical leave, free community college, and lower drug prices.
