The House passed the Democrats' huge social spending and climate plan Friday morning in a 220-213 vote, capping off months of negotiations that were marked by internal party disputes and consultations between both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
The bill — which involves investments in education, health care, and combating climate change — now goes to the Senate, where lawmakers are supposed to start consideration after the Thanksgiving break.
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Brian Deese, the director of the White House's National Economic Council, showed confidence on Sunday that the mammoth legislation will pass the upper chamber, contending that after months of negotiations, the White House has "a good understanding of where the consensus lies."
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"I expected that as we move to the Senate we'll have a lot of momentum, we'll work as the congressional process does, we will work to get a bill through the Senate. We need 50 votes, and then it will go back to the House and to the President's desk," Deese told "Fox News Sunday" guest host Bret Baier.
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The legislation, though, will probably experience several changes in the Senate before a vote is scheduled. Adjustments are expected to be made after the Senate parliamentarian concludes a review of the legislation and in response to opposition from some senators to particular provisions in the bill.
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Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) recognized the reality that the bill will probably see several changes as it makes its way through the chamber though stated that the "reasonable people" in the caucus "can come up with a bill that is a very, very good bill that works for states like Montana and other states in the area."
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He stressed that compromise will be needed to send the package to Biden's desk, especially when it comes to provisions related to affordable housing, employment, and lowering prescription drug costs and health care costs.
"We don't all see the world the same way, so let's negotiate, and let's come up with a bill that lowers costs for families and cuts taxes and gets things done to help move this economy forward so we can stay the premier power in the world," Tester told host Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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One lawmaker who will probably force a change to the package is Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has announced he is against including paid leave in the spending bill, claiming it should be considered outside reconciliation, which is the legislative process Democrats are using that allows the 50-50 Senate to pass the bill through a simple majority without GOP assistance.
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