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Sen. Durbin on fate of infrastructure and reconciliation

Sen. Durbin on fate of infrastructure and reconciliation bills, debt ceiling, abortion

Aired 09/29/2021

PBS News Hour

Sen. Durbin on fate of infrastructure and reconciliation

Clip: 9/29/2021 | 6m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

Sen. Durbin on fate of infrastructure and reconciliation bills, debt ceiling, abortion

The reconciliation bill that may potentially hold up the passing of a separate infrastructure package could put trillions towards climate, health care, and other domestic initiatives. But moderate Democrats, progressives and Republicans are all divided on it. Amna Nawaz gets perspective from Capitol Hill with Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the number two Democrat in the Senate.

Aired 09/29/2021

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