government before it runs out of cash as soon as friday. lifting the debt ceiling before the government reaches that threshold by the middle of october. striking a compromise on a massive expansion of the social safety net that both moderates and progressives can agree on. and passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill that will offer up more than $1 trillion to fix roads and bridges across america. the problem is democrats have tied several of these items together. and now they are trying to untangle them. when it comes to the debt ceiling and keeping the government open, house leaders say they have a plan. >> so we have a number of things on the -- lift the debt ceiling. keep government open. we have to do those imminently. >> reporter: the intraparty fight over infrastructure and reconciliation are the bigger problem. speaker pelosi wants a vote as soon as thursday on the infrastructure plan, but progressives continue to say they won't vote yes without a guarantee about the bigger