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Progressives Block Infrastructure Vote in Latest Display of Power

10/29/21
from The Wall Street Journal,
10/28/21:

Liberal lawmakers want guarantee from Democratic leaders on $1.85 trillion social-spending package before backing public-works bill.

Biden’s $1.85 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Framework: What’s In and What’s Out?

The White House released a $1.85 trillion framework designed to show progress in months of social spending and climate talks that fell short of persuading progressives to quickly approve a parallel, roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Party leaders initially signaled they wanted to hold a vote on the infrastructure bill later Thursday, but abandoned that plan in the evening in the face of progressive opposition, instead approving a short-term patch for transportation programs that were expiring at the end of the month.

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