(#4660) Votes on the both infrastructure bills today in the House

      Big day on the economic front with the House likely to pass the 2 infrastructure bills. In the midst of that we got a huge jobs gain from the monthly report by Bureau of Labor Statistics. 531,000 jobs were added to our economy in October while the unemployment rate dropped .2% to 4.6% from 4.8%. As well the jobs numbers that were posted in August, were revised up 117,000 to 483,000 from 366,00; and the jobs numbers for September, were revised up 118,000 to 312,000 from 194,000. All around very good news this morning about our economy and the decline of Covid-19 being a huge factor in keeping jobs from being filled.
     But the biggest news this morning is that the hard infrastructure bill will be passed in the House and then the human infrastructure bill will follow later this morning/afternoon. Not bad for a Friday which in politics is usually a very slow day. Not today though. I have C-span on right now and for the rest of the day will be watching our House pass these crucial bills, the hard infrastructure bill has already cleared the Senate so it will go directly to President Joe Biden's desk for signing into law. The human infrastructure bill needs to go back to the Senate where it will receive further inspection for passage.
     The takeaway here is that the democratic party has been delivering for the American people even though we have only been in power for less that 10 months. The foolishness and impatience of the vote in Virginia notwithstanding. I see a clearing of debate and obstinance on the side of our democratic party and maybe that loss in the Virginia election helped clarify to all democrats that our hold on political power is not only fleeting but it could be rapidly replaced in 2022 by a republican majority in both Houses. Getting the will done of the American electorate is our saving grace and silver lining. We badly need these infrastructure bills but we also need to move onto voting rights protections and meaningful immigration reform. It really begins again today.