He and Senator Sinema DO want an Infrastructure Bill first so they get credit for the capital spending and then they can pick the social programs bill apart….
Progressives in the House, led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), are holding their vote’s against Biden and Pelosi efforts to get a deal done….
“House Democratic leaders on Thursday abandoned a second attempt to clear the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill as progressives held firm to their refusal back it without a concrete agreement on a separate social spending package,” The Hill reports.
“It’s the second time House Democratic leadership has punted the bill and it came after President Biden made a rare visit to the Capitol to beseech House Democrats to help him advance his agenda.”
Punchbowl News: “The House will come back next week to try again to advance Biden’s agenda.”
Axios: “Democrats had hoped to to use House approval of the infrastructure bill to boost their candidates in the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia on Nov. 2.”
All this is not a good look for the Democrats.
Yea Jack….
They need to get this done and then go out and sell it as a accomplishment ….
The midterms are just a year away and Democrats could be walking themselves off a political cliff….