In a vote held Friday morning, the House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.75 trillion “Build Back Better” budget by a margin of 220 to 213.
After months of infighting among Democrat members of the House, Speaker Pelosi finally managed to bring the Build Back Better Act to the floor and held almost all of her caucus in line for the vote with just one Democrat —Maine Representative Jared Golden — joining every Republican member in voting against the Build Back Better Act.
The vote came after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy successfully delayed the final vote by undertaking a marathon floor speech that lasted more than eight hours — from 8:38 p.m. Thursday until 5:10 a.m. Friday. One final procedural attempt to kill the budget bill by Republicans failed Friday morning just before the House voted on final passage.
