{"id":586983,"date":"2021-07-09T12:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T16:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586983"},"modified":"2021-07-09T12:20:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T16:20:30","slug":"progressives-outline-their-demands-for-dems-reconciliation-infrastructure-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-outline-their-demands-for-dems-reconciliation-infrastructure-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives Outline Their Demands For Dems\u2019 Reconciliation Infrastructure Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressives-outline-their-demands-for-dems-reconciliation-infrastructure-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House progressives called for trillions of dollars in climate-related spending Friday as a part of Democrats\u2019 infrastructure reconciliation package in a letter to Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The 11-member group, led by Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, called for \u201c$250 billion in climate and environmental justice funding for local governments,\u201d $1 trillion to \u201cbuild public renewables with union labor\u201d and more in their <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1D9O8j3cUvdQUXbMlfYSeGP98vKCgGtRi\/view?stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter<\/a>. The group also calls for $132 billion to create a \u201cCivilian Climate Corps\u201d and $600 billion for transit, rail, electric vehicles and other green transportation infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Signees include Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and the rest of the progressive \u201cSquad,\u201d House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal and more moderate members like Rep. Richie Torres.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/16\/chuck-schumer-infrastructure-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Schumer Meets With Progressives About Passing Key Infrastructure Priorities On Party-Line Vote)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The letter also touches on several extreme weather events: \u201cJust in the last two weeks, climate-induced floods have taken lives in Michigan, heat waves have killed hundreds in the Northwest, and the ocean caught on fire from spilled fossil fuels multiple times; we need to act now,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/infrastructure-climate-change-action-house-democrats-progressives\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">obtained by CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7233561\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7233561\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7233561 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"John Kerry, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and President Joe Biden participate in a climate change virtual summit from the White House in April. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7233561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Kerry, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and President Joe Biden participate in a climate change virtual summit from the White House in April. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The group\u2019s demands go beyond what President Joe Biden first proposed in March, and far exceeds the modest amounts of money dedicated to clean energy and climate investments in the bipartisan infrastructure framework.<\/p>\n<p>Some high-profile Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have tied the bipartisan plan\u2019s fate to that of the party\u2019s reconciliation bill. Several have said that they will not vote for the bipartisan package unless the reconciliation bill gets a vote as well, which could <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/24\/ilhan-omar-nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-american-jobs-plan-chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">potentially tank the bipartisan framework<\/a> given Democrats\u2019 extremely slim House and Senate majorities. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/25\/jerry-moran-joe-biden-lindsey-graham-mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Republicans Threaten Infrastructure Package After Democrats Try To Tie It To Reconciliation Bill)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though the letter calls for trillions of dollars in climate change funding, it does not explicitly threaten to oppose the bipartisan package if the requested provisions are not met.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House progressives called for trillions of dollars in climate-related spending Friday as a part of Democrats\u2019 infrastructure reconciliation package in a letter to Democratic leadership.The 11-member group, led by Missouri &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314345,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Progressives Outline Their Demands For Dems\u2019 Reconciliation Infrastructure Bill","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-586983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232458228-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Progressives Outline Their Demands For Dems\u2019 Reconciliation Infrastructure Bill","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}