Biden Claims Senate ‘Close’ To Passing Build Back Better

On Thursday, President Biden claimed that Democrats are “close” to passing his Build Back Better bill, and that the $2 trillion plan would help ease the inflation crisis by reducing prescription drug prices. Biden’s comments came the week after Democrat Senator Joe Manchin (WV) reiterated his opposition to the Build Back Better bill and that it was “dead,” effectively guaranteeing the legislation will never pass through the Senate. “In my Build Back Better legislation that … passed the House of Representatives, we can [lower drug prices]. Now we just have to get it through the United States Senate. And we’re


