Build Back Better

In response to Biden’s State of Union, Rep. Rashida Tlaib will state facts though centrist Democrats don’t want to hear it

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As virus rages on, Biden White House vows to address unemployment, economic woes in Black communities

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House And Senate Lawmakers Work On Capitol Hill

Report: Corporate donors gave to Manchin before his Build Back Better no-vote decision

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Child

Without action from lawmakers to extend the child tax credit, millions of children face immediate danger

Inaction from elected officials will leave families blindsided, unprepared, and 10 million children on a returned pathway to poverty.
/ December 22, 2021
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Rep. Ilhan Omar slams Manchin’s ‘no’ to BBB as ‘complete bulls—t’

“We all knew that Senator Manchin couldn’t be trusted,” the congresswoman said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Velshi” Sunday.
/ December 20, 2021

Manchin says no to Biden’s $2T Build Back Better bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he can’t back a $2 trillion social safety net bill, threatening President Joe Biden’s signature legislation.
/ December 19, 2021

Black women helped elect Joe Biden. He must deliver paid leave to us

It’s time for President Biden to honor Black women’s hard work and loyalty by taking a bold stance on paid family and medical leave.
/ December 16, 2021

Biden White House projects confidence as child tax credits potentially expire for Black low-income families

With days left before Christmas, millions of families face what could be their last check from the Biden administration’s child tax credit.
/ December 10, 2021
Morehouse College thegrio.com

HBCU presidents demand seat at the table as they push Congress for billions in BBB funding

More than 60 HBCU presidents sent a joint letter urging the Senate’s “swift passage” of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act.
/ December 2, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden

Biden visits predominantly Black Baltimore to sell ‘transformational’ infrastructure plan

While Biden acknowledged that inflation is “worrisome,” he and officials say billions will create more jobs and improve infrastructure.
/ November 10, 2021