Liberals in the House Democratic Caucus revolted over Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to hold a vote Thursday on a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill before striking a deal on a multi-trillion-dollar spending package expanding the social safety net.
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Liberals revolt at Pelosi's plan to hold infrastructure vote without social safety net bill
Liberals in the House Democratic Caucus revolted over Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to hold a vote Thursday on
a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill before striking a deal on a multi-trillion-dollar spending package expanding the social safety net.
Pelosi previously said the House
would not take up the infrastructure bill, a key priority for moderate Democrats, until the negotiations over the other massive bill was done. Her strategy aimed to placate both ideological wings of her party as she leads a razor-thin majority.
But progressives predicted that they had enough votes to block the infrastructure bill unless Pelosi acted on
their bill known as the Build Back Better Act, which would bolster Medicare coverage, fund paid family and medical leave, strengthen child care support and education initiatives and address the climate crisis.
Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib called Pelosi's move "a betrayal," pledging to "hold the line" and vote down the infrastructure bill.
