On Wednesday, Biden arrived at the House Democratic Caucus meeting about to disappoint some in his party because some of the most popular items were being left out.
But a source familiar with the meeting tells Playbook that to quell intraparty opposition, the president made a promise: For the provisions left out of the Build Back Better framework — like the politically popular paid leave proposal — this wouldn’t be the last bite at the apple. He would revisit it throughout his presidency.
— Outside advocates tell us the White House and members of Congress have assured paid leave advocates of the same thing. The administration also tried to signal the promise in more subtle ways, like listing care first in a fact sheet about the final package, an administration official pointed out to Playbook, despite climate change mitigation being the area with the most dollars attached.
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