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To: Jamie153 who wrote (480519)10/2/2021 11:58:17 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541522
 
May is in the rear view mirror.

Updated: 10/01/2021 06:00 PM EDT

President Joe Biden deflated the air of urgency around a bipartisan infrastructure vote and tamped down liberal dreams of a $3.5 trillion spending bill in a speech before House Democrats Friday that left some members fuming.

Biden discussed a price tag for his broader social spending bill of between $1.9 trillion and $2.3 trillion, far short of progressive push for $3.5 trillion — but one that he suggested Senate moderates could back. And he declared no infrastructure vote until a deal on that larger spending bill, dashing promises Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team had made to moderates.

politico.com