{"id":837974,"date":"2021-10-02T07:58:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T11:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=837974"},"modified":"2021-10-02T08:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T12:39:53","slug":"pelosi-delays-infrastructure-vote-amid-democrat-infighting-more-time-is-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-delays-infrastructure-vote-amid-democrat-infighting-more-time-is-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Delays Infrastructure Vote Amid Democrat Infighting: \u2018More Time Is Needed\u2019"},"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\">22<\/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-delays-infrastructure-vote-amid-democrat-infighting-more-time-is-needed%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=837974&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 Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-nancy-pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-Calif.) on Friday delayed a vote on a Senate-passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-infrastructure\">infrastructure<\/a> bill, drawing criticism from some members of her party.<\/p>\n<p>So-called progressives and moderates within the caucus are battling over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal. The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a bloc of nearly 100 House members, doesn\u2019t want to pass infrastructure without the lower chamber first passing the mammoth budget piece, but moderates say the proposals should be considered separately and have urged a vote on the infrastructure bill.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi, who had already delayed the vote at least once, told members late Friday that \u201cgreat progress has been made\u201d in intra-party negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cmore time is needed,\u201d she added in a note. \u201cOur chairs are still working for clarity and consensus. Clearly, the bipartisan infrastructure bill will pass once we have agreement on the reconciliation bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some members went public with criticism of Pelosi over the delay, noting she promised to hold a vote by a certain date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s deeply regrettable that Speaker Pelosi breached her firm, public commitment to Members of Congress and the American people to hold a vote and to pass the once-in-a-century bipartisan infrastructure bill on or before September 27,\u201d Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Gottheimer took a swipe at the progressives, describing them as a \u201csmall faction on the far-left\u201d and arguing that House leadership should not let them \u201cobstruct\u201d advancement of the infrastructure package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve put civility and bipartisan governing at risk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), a member of the caucus, said she was \u201cdisappointed and disillusioned by this process\u201d and also referenced how Pelosi pledged the infrastructure bill would be considered by Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>The tactics have befuddled Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a moderate who has repeatedly said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/manchin-indicates-1-5-trillion-is-farthest-he-will-go-on-reconciliation_4025503.html\">he won\u2019t support<\/a> such a large budget piece after the trillions Congress has approved for COVID-19 relief and other measures in the past 18 months.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4028569\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jayapal-with-reporters-1200x800-1.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4028569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jayapal-with-reporters-1200x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) speaks to reporters following a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, 2021. (Tom Brenner\/Reuters)<\/figure>\n<p>Because Democrats hold slim majorities in both legislative chambers, any group in the House or a single senator that opposes a bill threatens to doom its chances, particularly if Republicans also oppose it. The GOP unilaterally opposes the budget piece while some members have said they\u2019d vote for infrastructure. In the Senate, 19 Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/19-republican-senators-join-all-democrats-to-pass-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill_3941859.html\">joined with Democrats<\/a> to pass the bill in August.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden is siding with the progressives, putting pressure on Pelosi and other Democrats to continue to link the two bills and to reach an agreement on the $3.5 trillion package before voting on infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-to-go-to-house-of-reps-in-closed-door-meeting_4027489.html\">went to Capitol Hill on Friday<\/a> to meet with Democrats to try to break the logjam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was really clear that we need to get both bills done, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do,\u201d Rep. Primalaya Japayal (D-Wash.), chair of the progressive caucus, told reporters on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Biden acknowledged in meetings that the $3.5 trillion price tag would likely need to come down to garner more support from Democrats, who hope to ram the larger bill through Congress using reconciliation, which prevents needing any Republican votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are his proposals. These are his bold ideas,\u201d White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters before the meetings, adding later, \u201cAnd he wants to make the case directly to members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members who met with him said he circled a number around $2 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Biden expressed optimism while walking with Pelosi, telling reporters, \u201cWe\u2019re going to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), a member of the progressive caucus, took to Twitter to tell supporters that the push to pass both bills isn\u2019t over. \u201cNegotiations are messy. But we made progress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WEB_ZacharyStieber-1.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Stieber\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"names\">\n<p>Zachary Stieber<\/p>\n<p>Reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zachary Stieber covers U.S. news, including politics and court cases. He started at The Epoch Times as a New York City metro reporter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday delayed a vote on a Senate-passed infrastructure bill, drawing criticism from some members of her party. 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