- Democratic leaders set new target dates for Congress to approve the bipartisan $550 billion infrastructure deal and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave lawmakers until Halloween to strike a deal while Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said he hopes to pass both pieces of legislation in the next month. Moderate Democrats say they’ll vote for infrastructure as a standalone bill, but progressives insist the bills are paired together. House progressives also say the $1.5 trillion figure put forward by Senator Joe Manchin was too small for them to support. (Articles here, here, here, here, and here)
October 4, 2021
D.C. News