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Nine centrist Democrats in the House vowed in a letter released early Friday that they would not vote for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget until President Joe Biden signs the bipartisan infrastructure package into law.
The letter, dated Thursday and addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, threatens the Democrats’ strategy to take up both the infrastructure bill and the rest of the budget simultaneously. Progressives already conditioned support for the infrastructure package on the House’s passing the budget, and Pelosi pledged not to hold a vote on the infrastructure bill until the Senate passes the budget in an attempt to hold her own caucus together.
“The country is clamoring for infrastructure investment and commonsense, bipartisan solutions,” the nine House Democrats say in their letter to Pelosi. “This legislation does both, and will help us compete with China and others in the global economy.”
[Democrats hold a slim majority in the House, with 220 seats to Republicans’ 212 plus three vacancies the House]
The infrastructure bill puts approximately $1.2 trillion toward improving America’s roads, bridges, ports, drinking water pipes, and broadband internet access. The Senate passed the infrastructure bill Tuesday with 69 senators voting in favor, including 19 Republicans.
www.dailysignal.com
Well now, it seems the moderate democrats have some balls after all, and the progressives will be pissed. Not mention Pelosi, who must've opened her yap a bit prematurely, without checking with the moderates in her party. So, will those moderates cave, or will the House pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill in spite of what Pelosi said? This is about the time that primary opponents will hit the trail bitching about the incumbents, and those moderates from red or purple districts have to know their jobs are in jeopardy. And Pelosi knows that too, so it'll be interesting to see how all this plays out.
The letter, dated Thursday and addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, threatens the Democrats’ strategy to take up both the infrastructure bill and the rest of the budget simultaneously. Progressives already conditioned support for the infrastructure package on the House’s passing the budget, and Pelosi pledged not to hold a vote on the infrastructure bill until the Senate passes the budget in an attempt to hold her own caucus together.
“The country is clamoring for infrastructure investment and commonsense, bipartisan solutions,” the nine House Democrats say in their letter to Pelosi. “This legislation does both, and will help us compete with China and others in the global economy.”
[Democrats hold a slim majority in the House, with 220 seats to Republicans’ 212 plus three vacancies the House]
The infrastructure bill puts approximately $1.2 trillion toward improving America’s roads, bridges, ports, drinking water pipes, and broadband internet access. The Senate passed the infrastructure bill Tuesday with 69 senators voting in favor, including 19 Republicans.
Democrats Vow to Block Spending Bill Until Biden Signs Infrastructure Deal
“The country is clamoring for infrastructure investment and commonsense, bipartisan solutions,” the Democrats' letter says.
www.dailysignal.com
Well now, it seems the moderate democrats have some balls after all, and the progressives will be pissed. Not mention Pelosi, who must've opened her yap a bit prematurely, without checking with the moderates in her party. So, will those moderates cave, or will the House pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill in spite of what Pelosi said? This is about the time that primary opponents will hit the trail bitching about the incumbents, and those moderates from red or purple districts have to know their jobs are in jeopardy. And Pelosi knows that too, so it'll be interesting to see how all this plays out.
