Tag: Build Back Better Act

House Democrats’ Secure Inclusion of Four Weeks’ Paid Medical and Family Leave in Spending Bill

November 5, 2021
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House Democrats’ have secured the inclusion of four weeks’ of federal paid medical and family leave in their $1.75 trillion compromise reconciliation bill, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) announced Nov. 3. In a statement, the Massachusetts Democrat said the “historic” provisions had both been included as a part of the Build Back Better Act, as…

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911 Call Center Overhaul Could Receive Boost Under Latest Infrastructure Package

November 2, 2021
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For more than a decade, there has been a push to upgrade the country’s 911 call centers from analog- to digital-based systems, which would allow callers to send and receive text messages, videos, geolocation, and other data to and from emergency dispatchers. Progress on this has been slow, but could receive a major boost under…

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Democrats Unveil Corporate Profits Minimum Tax Requiring Wealthiest Companies to Pay 15 Percent Rate

October 27, 2021
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Three Democratic senators on Tuesday unveiled proposed legislation that would require roughly 200 U.S. companies to pay a minimum 15 percent tax rate The proposal, called “The Corporate Profits Minimum Tax” is sponsored by senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and co-sponsored by senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Edward…

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Activists Follow Sinema Into Bathroom and Demand Action on $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill

October 4, 2021
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A group of progressive activists followed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) into a bathroom at Arizona State University on Friday to confront her over her opposition to the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act and demand she take action. The incident came just days after Sinema on Sept. 30 doubled down on her position not to support the Democratic leadership’s…

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Activists Harass Sens. Sinema, Manchin Over $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill

October 4, 2021
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Activists have harassed Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in a bid to get them to support a mammoth spending bill. At Arizona State University on Friday, a group of so-called progressive activists followed Sinema into a bathroom as they confronted her over her opposition to the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act and…

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Sen. Sinema Doubles Down on Not Supporting $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

October 1, 2021
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) doubled down on her position not to support the Democratic leadership’s $3.5 trillion spending bill on Sept. 30, while claiming that she had raised concerns about the bill with Democratic leaders in August. On Thursday, Sinema joined Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in indicating that they would not back the bill without adjustments. Both votes…

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Hidden in Spending Bill: Billions for ‘Community Organizations’

September 30, 2021
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Commentary Democrats are pushing to pass a multitrillion-dollar spending bill called the Build Back Better Act. It ought to be called the Political Scam Bill. Buried in the 2,465 pages are numerous billion-dollar grants to unnamed community organizations for vague purposes such as promoting “community engagement” and “creating equitable civic infrastructure.” Translation: Your taxpayer dollars…

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