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Liberals defy Pelosi, say they'll block infrastructure bill

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Liberals on Thursday vowed to block a popular infrastructure bill — a central piece of President Biden’s domestic agenda — just hours after the president urged their support and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced plans to bring the bip

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  1. The Hill

    Liberals defy Pelosi, say they'll block infrastructure bill (opens The Hill)

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    Liberals on Thursday vowed to block a popular infrastructure bill — a central piece of President Biden’s domestic agenda — just hours after the president urged their support and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced plans to bring the bip

  2. Newsweek

    Pelosi forges ahead with infrastructure bill, timeline remains unclear (opens Newsweek)

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    "It's a big vision—a bigger vision than we've seen in a very long time. It's a transformative agenda," the House Speaker said.

  3. FOX Business

    Progressives spurn Pelosi on infrastructure vote without reconciliation deal (opens FOX Business)

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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is urging Democrats to pass a stalled $1 trillion infrastructure package as soon as today, but is being rebuffed by progressive lawmakers who are threatening to vote against the bipartisan measure unless it's accompanied by a larger, party-line spending bill.

  4. Insider

    Nancy Pelosi speeds ahead with plans to vote on Biden's infrastructure bill even as progressives threaten to revolt again (opens Insider)

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    Just after Biden unveiled his $1.75 trillion social-spending framework, Pelosi announced plans to hold an infrastructure vote the same day.

  5. The Hill

    Pelosi vows to bring infrastructure to vote on Thursday (opens The Hill)

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    Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Democrats she will bring a Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill to the floor later Thursday, rolling the dice with progressives who are vowing to vote down the roads-and-bridges package unless a bigger

  6. Washington Times

    Pelosi dares progressives to tank Biden’s infrastructure bill: ‘This is the legislative process’ (opens Washington Times)

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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is daring her majority’s far-left faction to tank President Biden’s domestic agenda by forcing a vote on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal.

  7. Washington Times

    Nancy Pelosi punts on infrastructure vote after far-left Democrats move goalposts (opens Washington Times)

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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday was forced to punt again on holding a vote on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after widespread opposition from far-left Democrats.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Pelosi tries to push passage of infrastructure bill over finish line despite Democratic grumbling (opens Washington Examiner)

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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dodged questions about the timing of a vote on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package as she scrambled to round up enough support from liberal holdouts.

  9. FOX Business

    Pelosi says most progressives ready to back infrastructure bill (opens FOX Business)

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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck an optimistic tone after she was forced to delay a planned vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Thursday night, asserting in a letter to colleagues that most progressive lawmakers who opposed her timeline are still committed to backing the legislation.

  10. Breitbart News

    Nancy Pelosi Claims Democrats on 'Path' to Passing Infrastructure Bills (opens Breitbart News)

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    Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a press conference Thursday that Democrats are on a "path" to passing their dual infrastructure bills.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Far-left Democrats make Nancy Pelosi delay infrastructure bill again (opens Washington Examiner)

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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi again backed off from bringing up the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on the House floor in the face of far-left opposition to voting on the legislation before an agreement is reached on a separate social spending bill.

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