House steers toward passage of Biden's $1.75 trillion social bill

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday advanced President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill, despite a nonpartisan arbiter's finding that it would add to the deficit.

The House voted 220-211 to approve the rule for debating the measure, clearing the way for a vote on passage later in the night. No Republicans supported the move.

Earlier, the Congressional Budget Office said the legislation would increase federal budget deficits by $367 billion over 10 years, although it acknowledged that additional revenues could be generated through improved Internal Revenue Service tax collections.

The CBO estimated that the new tax enforcement activities