LIVE: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a briefing with reporters — 11/19/21

White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing with reporters on Friday. The House of Representatives has passed the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades, a $1.75 trillion bill that funds many of President Joe Biden’s top priorities.

The Build Back Better Act plans to fund universal pre-K, Medicare expansion and renewable energy credits.

Now that it has cleared the House, the Build Back Better Act goes to the Senate, where it is likely to be revised in the coming weeks.

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LIVE: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a briefing with reporters — 11/19/21