Democratic leaders failed to convince some of their own members to vote in lockstep on the $1.2 trillion bill.
Progressive Democrats have insisted for months that they will only support the infrastructure bill unless legislators also pass the Build Back Better Act, a sprawling spending bill that includes funding for a variety of social programs and initiatives to combat climate change.
Moderate House Democrats said Friday that they would commit to voting for the Build Back Better Act"as expeditiously as we receive fiscal information" about the legislation from the Congressional Budget Office ,"but in no event later than the week of November 15th." In response, Representative Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, stated that members of her caucus and other Democrats had"reached an agreement to advance both pieces of President Biden's legislative agenda."
"Our colleagues have committed to voting for the transformative Build Back Better Act, as currently written, no later than the week of November 15. All our colleagues have also committed to voting tonight on the rule to move the Build Back Better Act forward to codify this promise," she added. But the agreement wasn't enough to convince some progressive members. Therefore, Democrats had to rely on Republicans who backed the infrastructure package to get it over the finish line.The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday evening passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a key piece of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda. But House Democratic leaders failed to convince their members to vote in lockstep on the legislation. Above, U.S. Rep.
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