Democrats end deadlock, House sends Biden infrastructure bill
The House approved a $1-trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim.
Simply freeing up the infrastructure measure for final congressional approval was a like a burst of adrenalin for Democrats. Yet despite the win, Democrats endured a setback when they postponed a vote on a second, even larger measure until later this month. “As part of this agreement, at the request of the President, and to ensure we pass both bills through the House, progressives will advance” both bills Friday night, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, in a statement.
“Welcome to my world,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters, adding, “We are not a lockstep party.” Democrats’ day fell apart when after hours of talks, a half-dozen moderates insisted they would vote against the sprawling package of health, education, family and climate change initiatives unless the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office first provided its cost estimate for the measure.
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