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November 22, 2021

House of Representatives Approves $2 Trillion, Ten-Year Build Back Better Bill
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Back in the U.S., the House on Friday voted 220-213 to approve the
roughly $2 trillion social and climate package known as the Build Back
Better bill. The vote came after the Congressional Budget Office
released its analysis of the measure, which was demanded by conservative
Democrats. The legislation includes universal pre-K, subsidized child
care, expanded financial aid for college, and 4 weeks of paid family and
medical leave. It also designates $555 billion to help combat the
climate catastrophe. On the immigration front, it would give
undocumented people who came to the U.S. over 10 years ago, up to 10
years of work authorization through a process known as parole. The
measure now heads to the Senate.


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