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In a letter to the Democratic caucus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi provided an update on the Build Back Better Act, the bill formerly known as the reconciliation bill, which has also been referred to a time or two as the human infrastructure" bill.

Very soon, the American people will have an historic cause for celebration, with the passage of the transformative Build Back Better Act," Pelosi wrote.