ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 19, 2021
Democrats brushed aside monthslong divisions and pushed their expansive social and environment bill through a sharply divided House on Friday, as President Biden and his party moved closer to capitalizing on their control of government by funneling its resources toward their top domestic priorities. The House approved the legislation by a near party-line 220-213 vote, sending the measure to a Senate. Maine Rep. Jared Golden was the sole Democrat voting against the bill.