From Washington: Will President Biden Get What He Wants?

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 9 October 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

After a weeklong standoff on Capitol Hill, Democrat and Republican Senate lawmakers reached an agreement to extend the debt-ceiling to early December, avoiding the U.S. government to default. Jared and FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram explain how the two parties were able to reach a short-term agreement. President Biden is hoping he can put pressure on Congress to pass his Build Back Better agenda. The President laid out his case for the need to pass his $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill and $3.5-trillion "human infrastructure" bill in Michigan this week. The price tag for the $3.5-trillion bill will come down to satisfying the concerns of moderate Democrats who have been critical of the price. The U.S Chamber of Congress has endorsed the smaller bipartisan infrastructure bill, but they are not on board with the larger reconciliation bill or the new taxes that come with paying for it. Vice President of Transportation and Infrastructure at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Ed Mortimer joins Jared to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	K slash claims. Saturday, October 9, 2021. I'm Jared Halper. The Senate backs away from a fiscal cliff for now.
0:43.0	They don't pot on fourth down, third down, they pot on like second down.
0:46.6	And President Biden hits the road to sell his infrastructure proposals.
0:51.2	These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. They're about
0:56.0	opportunity versus decay. This is the Fox News rundown from Washington. In football a punt formation is not usually the most exciting play in Congress
1:17.2	it can provide plenty of drama. Take Thursday for instance. The day began with
1:22.2	this announcement from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
1:25.6	We have reached agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early December, and it's our hope
1:30.4	that we can get this done as soon as today.
1:32.5	That agreement on a short-term debt limit band-aid ended a sort of Senate staring contest
1:37.9	between Republicans and Democrats that was triggering dire warnings of economic calamity
1:42.3	from the Treasury Department, the U.S.
1:44.2	military, and business leaders.
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