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With hours to spare before the start of summer recess, the US Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act by a bipartisan vote of 86-11 on Thursday, July 27
Bills to a vote regardless of what we heard from senator manchin this morning. i guess the big question at this point is, is there actually going to be a vote today? >> reporter: that is still unclear. in fact, at this meeting that's happening down the hall from me right now, they have not been told exactly when that vote will be. what they are instead doing is going through the bill section by section, trying to outline some of the last-minute changes that have been made. this is a 2,000-plus-page bill, at least $1.75 trillion, packing all aspects of the american economy. one thing white hous...
She told them there is a deadline by 11:00 a.m. to say where they will come down. perhaps that plan could once again change. the home for pelosi is to have a vote tonight and move on to the bipartisan infrastructure bill tomorrow. that bill, of course, $1.2 trillion for roads, bridges, broad band, waterways. it's been waiting action in the house for months, but she wants to move forward on both pieces of legislation before the end of the week. now, how this ultimately plays out remains to be seen. we expect to hear from her in a matter of moments. we'll ask her whether or not she does plan to ...
Stephanie, that bernie sanders backs the position of the progressives and that is until there is legislative text then they will not give their vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill that speaker pelosi wants to vote on today. let me see who's walking behind me. congresswoman can you stop for the cameras. sorry i was trying to get representative custer who was in the meeting with president biden just now to see what was being said. we heard moments ago from another member, congresswoman carolyn maloney, that they are going through the bill section by section in that room behind me. presid...
The bill reaches into every nook and cranny of american business. i thought, and i think most americans thought this was all about wall street. but as you look at the bill, closer and closer, you see it's mostly about main street. >> the consumer agency part of this bill section would be one of the most intrusive and sweeping pieces of legislation this country has ever seen. >> our bill protects consumers from wall street that is run wild. cracks down on big bankers, reckless risk taking and holds accountable those who gamble away family's life savings. >> bret: there you hear some of the back...