House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw in the towel on getting the Thursday floor vote that she had hoped would deliver a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Biden. In a “Dear Colleague” letter, Mrs. Pelosi acknowledged that “Discussio…
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Biden failing to unite party around massive infrastructure and welfare spending packages
President Biden, long known as a sophisticated negotiator among his congressional peers, was failing Thursday to overcome a legislative impasse within his party centered around his $3.5 trillion social-welfare package and a $1.2 trillion Senate biparti…
Joe Manchin ends Democrats’ hopes of a quick deal on infrastructure
Sen. Joe Manchin III said there’s no chance of reaching a framework on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion social welfare package Wednesday, ending his party’s hopes of a double-victory on the budget and a separate $1.2 trillion infrastructure …
Pelosi braces for another delay on promised vote on Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signaled that she is open to again delaying vote now set for Thursday on President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. If Mrs. Pelosi postpones the infrastructure vote, it would be the second time since Monda…
House progressives poised to sink Biden’s infrastructure bill with help of Republicans
The odds for President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill are getting worse with each passing hour. At least 60 House progressives currently plan to vote against the infrastructure bill — more than enough to tank it — and Repub…