On the hill
Orthodox groups push for changes to pre-K and childcare provisions in Build Back Better
New language and restrictions could effectively block Jewish orgs from receiving funding, OU and Agudath Israel say
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President Joe Biden gives a speech on his Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda at the NJ Transit Meadowlands Maintenance Complex in Kearny, New Jersey.
After months of intraparty brinkmanship, House Democratic leadership is aiming to vote this week on Build Back Better, Democrats’ nearly $2 trillion social policy bill. But a coalition of religious groups, including major Orthodox Jewish advocacy organizations, are pushing...