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Soon to become the law of the land. president biden saying he will sign the bill soon, taking the delayed victory lap after a battering few months for the white house. >> we're looking forward to have shovels in the ground to begin rebuilding in america. for all of you at home who feel left behind and forgotten in an economy that's changing so rapidly, this bill is for you. >> of course the divides within the parties themselves are on display yesterday. six house progressives rejected the president's last-minute pitch, voting no on the physical infrastructure while the second social spending b...

Done before thanksgiving, really, in this year? will it be done by the end of this year? >> i'm very confident it will be done by the end of this year, but the next step is the passage in the house. we don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves. we've got to get the bill passed in the house and that should take a place the week after next. it then has to go through a parliamentary review by the parliamentarian in the united states senate and there may be modifications that are required. we then have to go over that with the house, make sure we're all together, make sure we have 50 votes in t...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a vote was imminent on a bill that would grant amnesty to nearly 8 million illegal aliens on Thursday afternoon only to rescind it just a few hours later. Regardless of yesterday's events, Congressional Democrats moved closer to passing their sweeping budget reconciliation bill.

Understand. i feel that way about myself right now. i will tell you this time, we do think it's different. until now, house progressives have successfully delayed several would-be votes on the infrastructure bill, until they can hold a simultaneous vote on a much bigger biden agenda. bill it looks like they will get simultaneous votes on those two bills, tomorrow. again a vote on the infrastructure bill, a procedural vote on the build back better bill, but an important one. it looks like, pinch me, i don't know, nothing happens till it happens. we've been watching this for months. and you know...

"right now." >> let's get this done. >> reporter: the $1 trillion infrastructure bill would repair the nation's roads and bridges and improve rural internet access. it includes new clean water initiatives and the largest investment ever in public transit. it would also install electric vehicle charging stations across the country. it is estimated to create more than 500,000 jobs. >> do you have 218 votes to pass it? >> we'll see, won't we? >> let's get to rachel scott live on the hill again tonight. rachel, where does this stand? >> reporter: house progressives have now been meeting behind clo...