House to vote on infrastructure bill, but Democrats' infighting delays social spending measure
The House passed a historic $1-trillion infrastructure package Friday night and voted to allow formal debate on their larger social spending and climate bill, a show of progress on President Biden’s agenda after months of division between centrists and progressives.
The vote came about Friday after a grueling week for Democrats in which their gubernatorial candidate lost in Virginia and frustrations over the slowing negotiations on Capitol Hill boiled over.There was a growing sense among rank-and-file members that they needed to move forward on the bills after two prior attempts to schedule the votes failed.
Thirteen House Republicans joined Democrats on Friday in supporting the infrastructure bill. Six House Democrats voted against it. Congressional Democrats and Biden said Friday that they would move the bill through the House the week of Nov. 15. But disagreements over key issues like paid leave and immigration will need to be sorted out as the bill moves to the Senate.
Though progressives allowed the infrastructure bill to pass before the social spending bill was done, they remain worried that moderate Democrats won’t support the current $1.85-trillion package.
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