At last, House passes massive reconciliation package

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Jinitzail Hernández

Posted November 19, 2021 at 11:52am

The House voted 220-213 Friday morning to send the Senate the $2.2 trillion reconciliation package — capping off overnight drama when GOP leader Kevin McCarthy stalled passage while speaking for more than eight hours.

CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman break down the politics and economics of the bill and highlight what comes next in the Senate.

Show Notes:

Reconciliation at risk
The skinny on the stripped-down reconciliation framework
What’s the meaning of compromise?
What’s next for the reconciliation bill?
Debt limit crisis averted, for now

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