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♪ developing overnight a major step forward for president biden's agenda, the senate voting to take up a historic $1 trillion infrastructure doeal. ultimately, 17 republicans joined with democrats, that is quite a number. jeremy diamond live for us at the white house. all right, jeremy, we have spent months watching the sausage be made. it has been something to be hold. what is in this sausage? what's in this bill? >> reporter: well, with that key senate vote last night, president biden is closer than ever to finally getting this $1 trillion infrastructure bill. it has about $550 billion i...

The senate has voted to open debate on a bipartisan roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package. we are still learning details about what's in the bill, but this is what we know so far. $550 billion in new federal investments and infrastructure. that includes $110 billion for roads, bridges and major infrastructure projects. $40 billion for bridge repair and replacement alone, which the white house says is the largest single dedicated bridge investment since the 1950s. $17.5 billion for the white house calls major projects too large or complex for traditional funding programs. $11 billion set a...

Leave the work force over the course of the pandemic, and it's not hard to draw that line between the lack of affordable childcare and you know, their ability to work. >> so what is behind the surge in tuition costs? experts say it is out of necessity. >> there are a variety of factors in play there. >> childcare centers have increased expenses like heeg 18 products while losing worker, forcing many to decrease class sizes according to experts. now washington is trying to help. >> i can't tell you how many people have said to me in the last year plus that childcare is the one issue that is kee...

And working class americans a tax break. this is the type of tax cut that can help our economy because it will go to families who are going to spend it. it will also help lead wrist -- historic reduction in child poverty. excuse me. historic reduction in child poverty, which will have long-term benefits for our economy and delivering $39 billion to help childcare providers serve more families. help parents, particularly women, get back to work. last month our economy added nearly 25,000 childcare jobs. again, none of this happened by accident. we're proving to the naysayers and doubters that t...

Could help our economy, because we'll go to families who are going to spend it. will also help lead historic reduction in child poverty. excuse me. historic reduction in child poverty. which have long-term benefits for our economy. and we're delivering $39 billion to help childcare providers serve more families. to help parents, particularly women, get back to work. last month our economy added nearly 25,000 childcare jobs. again, none of this happened by accident. we're providing proving to the naysayers and the doubters that they were wrong. none of this is guaranteed to continue unless we f...