
Biden sets $1.9 - $2.2 trillion price range for social safety net bill in call with House progressives
CBSN
President Joe Biden told progressive House Democrats during a virtual meeting Monday that the price tag for the $3.5 trillion social safety net bill would need to come down, and he gave them a range between $1.9 and $2.2 trillion, according to sources familiar with the discussion.
The White House believes moderate Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who think the price is too high at $3.5 trillion, might be willing to support the measure, called the Build Back Better Act, at that lower cost.
The bill would address climate change and expand the social safety net -- it would help Americans with child care, provide universal preschool, two free years of community college and expand Medicare, among many other things. House Democrats passed their bill in August without a single Republican vote.

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