Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics
Their persistence forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a planned vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. In the end, President Biden sided with their position.
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Their persistence forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a planned vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. In the end, President Biden sided with their position.
Rep. Ilhan Omar and the nearly 100-member caucus refused to support a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, seeking leverage for a bigger fight.
The Democrats’ most liberal wing continues to push for action on a far larger social spending bill before they agree to rally behind the infrastructure legislation.
Officially the house of representatives are saying no votes until 10 pm but there is still an expectation that they will pass the infrastructure bill tonight. which means two hours to pass the bill. it is not scheduled yet, i'll leave it to your viewers to do the math on what is most likely to have been there, but as you correctly point out speaker pelosi does not have bills on the floor that doesn't have the votes. but she has made a promise to her centrist members that she will do what she can to get the votes here and that is what all these wranglers and all this long drawn of drama is abou...
Progressive cause a meeting in just a minute, but i'm really thankful to be with you this meeting. >> i'm issuing hall pastels wholesale, so i will try to do my best, to excuse you from that meeting as well. thank you. congresswoman, i know that this is, you have said, and i can see, when you talk about, this how difficult it is for you to talk about this. now that you have done so, particularly doing so as a witness today, speaking in congress. i just have to ask how you feel. whether it gets any easier to say, it now that you've said it a couple of times in public, whether you feel, regret w...