House Passes $1.75 Trillion Social Safety Pact

The House of Representatives on Friday passed the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades, a $1.75 trillion bill that funds universal pre-K, Medicare expansion, renewable energy credits and affordable housing.

The final vote was 220-213, and only one Democrat, Jared Golden of Maine, voted against the bill. President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act goes to the Senate, where it is likely to be revised in the coming weeks.

If the measure is signed into law, the bill will profoundly change how many Americans live, especially families with children, the elderly and low income Americans.

A $35 per-month limit on the cost of insulin under Medicare, and a cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year.