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President Joe Biden unveiled a framework for his tax and social spending plan the White House said totaled $1.75 trillion in an effort to push lawmakers toward a deal he said could make or break their political futures. But House progressives maintained they wouldn’t vote for the bipartisan infrastructure package before they are assured the…
Didn't even as the president arrived in rome congress still did not have a deal to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill which progressives are holding up. >> we need the vote on both bills in the house at the same time. >> we need a little bit more than an iou. this was not what i thought was coming today. >> reporter: despite policy and whip teams efforts, 9 house progressives refused to vote on the infrastructure bill with only a framework of the build back better bill blocking a proposed infrastructure vote yesterday saying they need to know what is in the other bill. >> this is a bad...
>> reporter: despite pelosi's efforts, nine house progressives refused to vote on the infrastructure bill with only a framework of the bill the back better bill even blocking a proposed infrastructure vote yesterday saying they need to know what is on the other bill. here's what republican congressman james comeare said. >> in the end progressives will get what they want because they were not budge. nancy pelosi can only boost four votes. >> arrested extend expiring transportation funding pushing it to december 3rd, the same deadline they gave themselves to figure out the debt ceiling and gove...
This is now a matter of when, not if they will get these pieces of legislation through. the progressives who blocked the infrastructure vote yesterday simultaneously endorsed the framework for the bigger bill here. they're not so frustrated they're not ready to move. the big question, joe manchin and kirsten sinema who had every opportunity yesterday and since to come out and endorse this framework and haven't done so. >> it is a product of what was possible based on their objections to a number of things. i am impressed, talking to francis colon, an adviser on climate, when you look at the de...
Federal government, for billion dollars for the electric vehicles for the post office, and we can go on and on all night. this is far from a done deal, so as pelosi likes to say, they will probably have to pass the bill before any of us find out what is actually in the bill. in fact, earlier today, pelosi wasn't exactly eager to answer many questions, looking very uncomfortable after the disaster which is not joe biden was squashed again by the liberal wing of his party. take a look. >> madame speaker -- >> madame speaker -- >> madame speaker -- >> madame speaker -- >> simple question, are you...