Government funding, debt ceiling face uphill Senate battle
Clip: 9/22/2021 | 4m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Extending government funding and raising debt ceiling face uphill Senate battle
Congress must act soon just to keep the federal government functioning. But Democratic leaders are navigating internal divides and logjams as they try to pass two bills that would together dole out trillions of dollars toward infrastructure, child care and combating climate change. The road ahead on all of these issues is bumpy. Lisa Desjardins walks us through what's happening on Capitol Hill.
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Government funding, debt ceiling face uphill Senate battle
Clip: 9/22/2021 | 4m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Congress must act soon just to keep the federal government functioning. But Democratic leaders are navigating internal divides and logjams as they try to pass two bills that would together dole out trillions of dollars toward infrastructure, child care and combating climate change. The road ahead on all of these issues is bumpy. Lisa Desjardins walks us through what's happening on Capitol Hill.
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