Democrats brushed aside monthslong divisions and approached House passage of their expansive social and environment bill Friday, as President Joe Biden and his party neared a defining win in their drive to use their control of government to funnel its resources toward their domestic priorities.Final approval, which had been expected Thursday, was delayed as Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy embarked on an eight-and-a-half-hour broadside criticizing President Biden, Democrats and the bill. When he finished, the House recessed briefly before resuming its work Friday. Passage was expected later in the morning.House approval was still expected on a near party-line vote. That would send the measure to a Senate where cost-cutting demands by moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and that chamber's strict rules seem certain to force significant changes. That will prompt fresh disputes between party centrists and moderates that will likely take weeks to resolve.SEE MORE: Sen. Manchin Wavers On Social Spending Plan, Rebuffs ProgressivesEven so, House passage would mark a watershed for a measure remarkable for the breadth and depth of the changes it would make in federal policies. Wrapped into one bill were far-reaching changes in taxation, health care, energy, climate change, family services, education and housing. That underscored Democrats' desire to achieve their goals while controlling the White House and Congress a dominance that could well end after next years midterm elections.House passage would also give President Biden a momentary taste of victory, and probably relief, during perhaps the rockiest period of his presidency. He's been battered by falling approval numbers in polls, reflecting voters' concerns over inflation, gridlocked supply chains and the persistent coronavirus pandemic, leaving Democrats worried that their legislative efforts are not breaking through to voters.McCarthy, who hopes to become speaker if Republicans capture the chamber in next year's elections, recited problems the country has faced under President Biden, including inflation, China's rise and large numbers of immigrants crossing the Southwest border. "Yeah, I want to go back," he said in mocking reference to the "Build Back Better" name the president uses for the legislation.The House inched toward a final vote after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the package would worsen federal deficits by $160 billion over the coming decade. The agency also recalculated the measure's 10-year price tag at $1.68 trillion, though that figure wasn't directly comparable to a $1.85 trillion figure Democrats have been using.The 2,100-page bill's initiatives include bolstering child care assistance, creating free preschool, curbing seniors' prescription drug costs and beefing up efforts to slow climate change. Also included are tax credits to spur clean energy development, bolstered child care assistance and extended tax breaks for millions of families with children, lower-earning workers and people buying private health insurance.President Biden and other Democratic leaders have said the measure would pay for itself, largely through tax increases on the wealthy, big corporations and companies doing business abroad.Additional reporting by The Associated Press.