Moderate Dems pressure Pelosi to hold infrastructure vote, say how reconciliation will affect debt, inflation

A group of moderate House Democrats is circulating a letter asking Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring the bipartisan infrastructure bill up for a standalone vote and to provide more details on how the upcoming budget reconciliation package will affect the deficit and inflation.

"Separately, as we begin the reconciliation process, we have concerns about the specific components of that potential package," it adds, asking specifically about revenue and spending levels. "These specifics are crucial, particularly given the combined threat of rising inflation, national debt, and the trillions recently, and appropriately, allocated to the COVID-19 emergency." The letter – being shared by top moderate Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Jared Golden, D-Maine., among others – underscores the difficult politics House Democrats face in coming weeks and months.  Moderate House Dems Letter ... by Fox News