While a gang of self-appointed Senate negotiators rack up headlines, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are quietly steering their party's infrastructure mess to a conclusion they insist will be a huge win
While a gang of self-appointed Senate negotiators rack up headlines, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are quietly steering their party's infrastructure mess to a conclusion they insist will be a huge win.
But that union grows more fragile by the day, with many Democrats running out of ways to characterize their frustration with GOP talks without scorching their own president. Now, it’s more than just the party’s most liberal members who prod And Schumer and Pelosi are staying tightly aligned, given the similarly small margins they both must maneuver.
Democrats have also been meeting privately with the parliamentarian for weeks to ensure Biden’s priorities can pass with only 51 votes under Senate reconciliation rules, which generally requires a focus on spending measures rather than policy changes to evade a filibuster. Of course, that strategy would require not only a bipartisan deal but essentially unanimous agreement among all Democrats in Congress on a sprawling second bill that could include everything from immigration to prescription drug pricing reform to paid family leave to spending to fight climate change.
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