Local Congressman Announces Fates of Infrastructure Bill and Social Policy and Climate Bill Are Tied Together

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On Friday, October 1, 2021, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) released the following video message after the Democratic Caucus meeting with President Joe Biden.

“We are going to pass both bills together as ‘The Build Back Better’ agenda. We got work to do to figure out the exact scale and scope of these bills, but we will sign them into law," he said.

The Congressman's reference to two bills is most certainly a reference to a proposed $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill and a $3.5 trillion social policy and climate bill that Democrats in Congress are having difficulty uniting behind as a whole. By noting that the "exact scale and scope of these bills" will need to be sorted out, Rep. Auchincloss gave an indication that there will likely have to be some changes to the bills as currently proposed in order to unite Democrats in regard to their price tag(s) and issues encompassed.

Thanks to the Office of Jake Auchincloss for sharing this news with Westwood Minute.