Published 3 years ago

Pelosi May Need GOP Votes for Infrastructure Bill

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At least 20 progressives are threatening to vote against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill. centrist members are banking on more than 10 Republicans to approve the bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a master at counting votes in her own party, but she has less experience getting an accurate read on the Republican side of the aisle.

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Yahoo News

Pelosi may have to rely on Republicans to pass bipartisan infrastructure bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) may need votes from an unlikely source — the Republican Party — if she hopes to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill by next Monday, as she's promised Democratic centrists.Why it matters: With at least 20 progressives threatening to vote against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill, centrist members are banking on more than 10 Republicans to approve the bill.Stay on top of the latest market trends and econom…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Hill

Pelosi says House members would not vote on spending bill topline higher than Senate's

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday said she promised House Democrats that they would not vote on a spending package that has a price tag higher than $3.5 trillion should that be the topline number that is passed b...

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

Pelosi May Need GOP Votes for Infrastructure Bill

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) may need votes from an unlikely source — the Republican Party — if she hopes to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill by next Monday, as she’s promised Democratic centrists,” Axios reports.“With at least 20 progressives threatening to vote against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill, centrist members are banking on more than 10 Republicans to approve the bill.”

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Politico

House GOP's infrastructure vote count could scramble Dem agenda

If House Democrats keep pushing their two-track plan for a party-line social spending bill and a bipartisan infrastructure bill, they can't expect many GOP passengers on that second train.Fewer than a dozen House Republicans are expected to vote for the $550 billion infrastructure bill — which got 19 Senate GOP votes last month — according to multiple lawmakers in the party. But the infrastructure measure's House GOP support could triple if Demo…

3 years ago

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Hot Air

Sinema reportedly calls Pelosi's bluff: Pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill next week or I'll tank reconciliation

This is even bigger news than Joe Manchin pulling his chin and musing aloud that *maybe* Dems would be better off dealing with infrastructure in 2022. That’s not an ultimatum. It smells like a s...

3 years ago·Arlington, United States

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