{"id":817589,"date":"2021-09-26T17:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T21:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=817589"},"modified":"2021-09-26T17:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T21:59:29","slug":"pelosi-its-self-evident-reconciliation-bill-will-be-less-than-3-5t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-its-self-evident-reconciliation-bill-will-be-less-than-3-5t\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi: It\u2019s \u2018self-evident\u2019 reconciliation bill will be less than $3.5T"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fpelosi-its-self-evident-reconciliation-bill-will-be-less-than-3-5t%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=817589&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--><div id=\"attachment_2530692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2530692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:31 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, September 26, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shifted her messaging around the reconciliation package. Going on the weekend talk show circuit on Sunday, the California Democrat said the final proposal would be less than the $3.5 trillion currently proposed.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi said a reduction in the price tag for the package was self evident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYea. I mean, That seems self evident. That seems self evident,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s not just, we have some, shall we say, birdbath, privileged, kinds of things. It\u2019s legislation, so. The fact is that this is the excitement of it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">House Democrats are pushing the largest spending bill in our nation\u2019s history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wnkc2cG85L\">pic.twitter.com\/wnkc2cG85L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Republicans (@HouseGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseGOP\/status\/1441783299622514692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pelosi has said the bipartisan infrastructure deal, priced at $1.2 trillion, could receive a vote as early as Monday. Before this point, she had tied passage of infrastructure to passage of reconciliation at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the progressive wing of the Democrats have demanded the two bills be tied together. Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) said she believed infrastructure would not be voted on without reconciliation because Pelosi knew she didn\u2019t have the votes to pass infrastructure by itself.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Pelosi, Jayapal said the $3.5 trillion was not a number set in stone. However, she said she believed no alternatives existed to the current price tag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, I think it depends on what we put in there. We put our proposal out, it cost $3.5 trillion when you add everything up, but if somebody wants to take something out, we need to hear what that is,\u201d she explained. \u201cI don\u2019t know what the alternative proposal is, so it\u2019s difficult for me to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A deal\u2019s a deal. We don\u2019t pass the infrastructure bill without passing the Build Back Better Act, investing in child care, climate action, paid leave, housing, health care, education, and a roadmap to citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get this done and deliver for the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/1442202311640502273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The mixed messages have not been limited to the House side of the debate over reconciliation. In the Senate, where there was no room for defections among the caucus, the confused messages have been strong as well.<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) said he believed more time was needed before committing to over $3 trillion in new spending. He added current spending was fine to fund necessary programs through the end of the year, so there was no need to even discuss new spending measures.<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats have sent opposing messages about the costs and timeline of passing the spending spree, Republicans have been unified in their opposition to the partisan reconciliation package. Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey (R) appeared on Jake Tapper\u2019s show on Sunday, where he was asked why Republicans won\u2019t vote to raise the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Toomey said the Democrats needed to take the debt they were creating on their own and noted the massive spending bill would increase the debt solely for Democrat spending priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats can pass the debt ceiling all by themselves and that\u2019s what should happen and here\u2019s why Jake. They are in the midst of an absolutely unprecedented, very damaging spending spree on a scale that we have never seen,\u201d he asserted. \u201cThey want us to come along and authorize the borrowing to help pay for it when we are totally opposed to what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenToomey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenToomey<\/a>: Democrats are trying to ram through a reckless $3.5 T tax-and-spending bill\u2014despite reservations from members of their own caucus!<\/p>\n<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BankingGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BankingGOP<\/a> members have requested that we hold hearings and a markup.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Senate Democrats have no plans to do that. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1VhvFqO29i\">pic.twitter.com\/1VhvFqO29i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Banking GOP (@BankingGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BankingGOP\/status\/1440353793556709386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If Manchin continues committing to a no vote on new spending, the bill will be dead on arrival in the Senate. Speaker Pelosi is not dismayed from pursuing however, by saying she intends to bring the package to the floor by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-vows-to-hire-border-patrol-agents-in-viral-photos-if-biden-fires-them\/\">Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Vows To Hire Border Patrol Agents In Viral Photos If Biden Fires Them<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. 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