The bill aims to rebuild the country's public works system, fund new climate resilience initiatives and expand access to high-speed internet service. Its passage gives final approval to a central plank of President Biden's economic agenda after a daylong drama that pitted moderate Democrats against progressives. But an even larger social safety net and climate change bill was back on hold, with a half-dozen moderate-to-conservative Democrats withholding their votes until a nonpartisan analysis could tally its price tag. |