[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6897]
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                           Build Back Better

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, first, on Build Back Better, Democrats 
continue their work this week to iron out the details of our Build Back 
Better agenda--a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild ladders 
for working families to reach the middle class, to help people stay in 
the middle class who are already there, and to secure another century 
of American prosperity.
  Last night, I held another round of extensive talks with top 
officials from the White House, with the Speaker, and with my Senate 
colleagues. We made good progress, and we continue our talks later this 
week. There is more work to do, so we are going to keep at it. We are 
going to work at this every day until we can get it done.
  I want to thank my colleagues, the Speaker, and the White House for 
everything they are doing to finalize this important bill. It is a rare 
opportunity to do something big for the American people, and we will 
press ahead until we pass both a bipartisan infrastructure bill and our 
Build Back Better agenda into law.