After 2 days of Democratic drama, fate of Biden's infrastructure agenda still unclear
ABC News
After two days of Democratic drama, the fate of President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda on Friday remained unclear.
After two days of Democratic infighting and drama, the fate of President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda remained unclear Friday night after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had to repeatedly put off a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill because progressive Democrats had vowed to vote against it -- unless there's a deal on a larger spending package.
The feuding has so jeopardized Biden's top legislative priorities that he went to Capitol Hill Friday afternoon to meet with House Democrats to make clear he wants both the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate policy measure to pass.
"It doesn’t matter when. It doesn’t matter whether it’s in six minutes, six days, or six weeks. We’re gonna get it done," Biden told reporters as he emerged.
Behind closed doors, Biden suggested that a smaller topline social policy bill price tag ranging from $1.9-$2.2 trillion could be the compromise in tense negotiations involving the White House, Democratic progressives, moderates and two key Senate Democrats, according to sources in the room.