Progressives are warning that their priorities must not be left behind as Democratic leaders race to finalize a deal on President Biden's social safety net plan and push for a House vote on a separate $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
As party leaders work to reach an agreement, moderate Democrats, such as Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, have been influential in scaling back the overall size and ambition of what will be included in the package, much to the dismay of progressives. But if progressives withhold their votes for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the House will not be able to pass it, a scenario that played out once before at the end of September.
" Pelosi also said to reporters Tuesday that she told her members that in order to move forward on the infrastructure bill, there needs to be an agreement that the same bill to pass the House will also pass the Senate without any amendments."Without an agreement we don't even have a discussion," Pelosi said, confirming that solidifying a framework on the social spending package is the catalyst for being able to bring the infrastructure bill to the floor for a vote.
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