
DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison confident Democrats will deliver party's infrastructure priorities
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The Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill is on hold until a pricey budget bill also passes, but DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison is confident Democrats will pass both.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- The Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill is on hold until the Senate also sends the House a budget bill including other key Democratic priorities, but Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison is confident party leadership will get both bills to President Joe Biden's desk. Harrison said he remains positive even as some key moderates remain opposed to the current $3.5 trillion price tag of the budget bill. "You go through this process in the legislative process. It's the push and pull that you get, you know, this group wants this, this group wants that," Harrison told ABC News in a brief interview. "And at the end of the day, you've got two of the most masterful dealmakers on the Hill in Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. I'm sure they're going to be able to get it done." Following a gaggle with reporters, Harrison spoke exclusively to ABC News after the kickoff event in Virginia for the DNC's "Build Back Better" bus tour to promote Biden's agenda during the congressional recess. Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who's campaigning to return to the governor's mansion, joined Harrison at the event, along with lieutenant governor nominee Hala Ayala, Rep. Don Beyer and both the speaker and majority leader of the House of Delegates.More Related News