White House Denies Report That the Biden Admin Is Creating a New Build Back Better Package
The White House says the “substance and details” of a report on the Biden administration’s Build Back Better bill are “off base.” Reuters penned an article titled, “How the White House hopes to save Biden’s spending…
The White House says the “substance and details” of a report on the Biden administration’s Build Back Better bill are “off base.”
Reuters penned an article titled, “How the White House hopes to save Biden’s spending bill.”
The report claimed the administration is “preparing an alternative to its $1.75 trillion spending bill that will keep climate change measures but pare down or cut items like the child tax credit and paid family leave, hoping to appeal to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and other Democrats as soon as this week,” citing two individuals working on the plan.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates responded to the report, saying, “We are always in touch with members about this, and the substance and details of this report are off base.”
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan he is aware that the most recent version of the bill is dead, as IJR reported.
“If you look at the core of the bill, I think the core is education and workforce and things like reduced childcare and education expenses, workforce training, and then support for the workforce in areas like healthcare,” Kaine said.