I'm Brian Lehrer. This is my daily politics podcast from WNYC Studios. It's Wednesday, November 10th.

So now that the House has passed that physical infrastructure bill from President Biden,

it remains even more uncertain whether

the big human infrastructure initiative will have the votes to pass in either House of Congress.

Remember, progressives in the House had wanted to wait to approve physical infrastructure,

which had bipartisan support, until they had guarantees that the human infrastructure one would

pass two. They did not get that before Friday night's physical infrastructure vote. So the campaign

for the other bill goes on. But here's one obstacle to getting it passed that we've mentioned

before on this show, but we'll focus a little more closely on right now.

President Biden and other Democrats may not be communicating clearly enough what it is.

It doesn't even have a consistent name that they call it by.

The bill includes universal pre-K, child care subsidies, paid family leave, expanded home health aid access for seniors and

disabled people. It originally had free community college that got negotiated out. It also has

climate provisions. So it's a lot to give a name too, but even the president calls his own bill different things on different

days. Just taking three examples from this summer, here he is on July 7th calling it the build

back better plan.

There's a lot more the agreement's going to do to encourage the physical and sure physical infrastructure

lays the foundation for a strong and durable and sustainable

competitive economy.

But what I want to talk about today is human infrastructure.

It's essential to that foundation as well.

All right.

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