Washington | US Congress’ lower house was poised late on Thursday (Friday AEDT) to pass President Joe Biden’s sprawling, $US2 trillion-plus ($2.75 trillion) package to overhaul America’s health care, education, climate, immigration and tax laws, even as Republicans tried to delay the vote.
The push by marked a stark turn for Democrats after months of intense internal wrangling reflecting the growing sense of accord among liberals and moderates over the once-contentious spending bill. Passage of the bill would notch another major milestone for Democrats just days after Mr Biden signed into law a separate effort to invest $1.2 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure.
