Progressives Rebel as Pelosi Plans Infrastructure Vote
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Leaders of the House Progressive Caucus said Tuesday that they would tank the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill — which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to bring to a vote this week — unless Senate Democrats first agree to a version of their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal. Pelosi announced her plans on Monday after she said Senate Democrats would need more time to work out their differences on the larger bill. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden met separately with Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, both of whom have publicly opposed the $3.5 trillion price tag.
Coverage was more prominent in D.C.-focused outlets like Politico and The Hill. Coverage varied across the spectrum on calling the Democrats planning to block the infrastructure bill "Liberal Democrats," "Progressive Democrats," or other labels. Coverage in some right-rated outlets framed these Democrats as holding the infrastructure bill "hostage."
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California signaled to Democrats on Monday that she would push ahead with a vote this week on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, working to salvage President Biden’s agenda in Congress even as the party remained divided over a broader social safety net measure.
Progressive lawmakers have long warned that they would not vote for the infrastructure legislation, which the Senate passed last month, until a far more expansive, $3.5 trillion domestic policy and tax package also cleared chamber.
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Left warns Pelosi they'll take down Biden infrastructure bill
Liberals on Tuesday sent a stern warning to Democratic leaders that a bipartisan infrastructure bill cannot pass through the House as long as Senate centrists remain noncommittal on the larger social benefits package at the heart of President Biden's agenda.
"If she were to call the bill, it will fail," Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a close ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said leaving a closed-door House Democratic Caucus meeting. "Not because the Progressive Caucus, people like me, aren't willing to vote for it. But ... we had an agreement that we were going to...
From the Right
‘It will fail': Liberals threaten Biden infrastructure bill
A large faction of House liberals is threatening to derail President Joe Biden’s economic agenda by voting against a critical infrastructure bill Democrats hope to pass this week.
More than half of the 95-member House Progressive Caucus will vote against the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to bring up for a vote later this week. The group is insisting that the House and Senate first pass a $3.5 trillion social welfare spending bill that is not yet written and lacks full support among Democrats.
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