Infrastructure bill faces tough hurdles in House as Dems demand massive $3.5T liberal wish list

The bipartisan infrastructure bill is by no means a layup in the House of Representatives, where Democrats won't touch it until they get a reconciliation bill.

It was a victory for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who hurried senators along when their negotiations seemed stalled. And it could even be considered a victory for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will unfailingly point to this bill every time Democrats start agitating to get rid of the legislative filibuster.  But it is by no means a layup at this point to make it to Biden's desk – the bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a rocky path through the House of Representatives with a litany of potential pitfalls.  Chief among them is the fact House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has sworn up and down she will not touch the infrastructure bill until the Senate gives her Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending wish list under budget reconciliation.