Congress Passes Historic Infrastructure Bill

After weeks of intense negotiations, the House approved the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure in a late Friday night vote. President Biden touted the key legislative win as a "once-in-a-generation investment" that rebuilds roads, bridges, railways and water pipes. Now, Democrats must sell the bill to the country ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Plus, after wins in Virginia and a closer-than-expected race in New Jersey, Republicans say education and parents' rights are winning issues for 2022.

And the unemployment rate is down, the stock market is up and employers added more than half a million new jobs last month - but why do Americans think the country is in bad economic shape?

On today’s panel: CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, Margaret Talev of Axios, NPR’s Asma Khalid, John Bresnahan of Punchbowl News and Neil Irwin of the New York Times.

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