Punchbowl News: “Strangely, when Biden met with House Democrats Thursday, he didn’t ask them to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which Pelosi was trying to get to the floor.”
“Instead, the president urged rank-and-file lawmakers to back both the infrastructure bill and the framework for the Build Back Better Act, which the White House unveiled early that morning. Pelosi had to jump up and say they should vote for the infrastructure bill during Thursday’s caucus meeting. Progressives noticed Biden’s omission, and they later argued that Biden had given them the green light to say no on infrastructure until the reconciliation package is completely agreed upon and turned into legislative text, which may take weeks.”
Said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA): “The president did not ask for a vote today. I just want to be very clear about that. The speaker did but the president did not. The president said he wants us to pass both bills, and that this coming week was going to be critical for that.”
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