Pelosi Sees Reconciliation Deal Close, Infrastructure Bill Vote Possible This Week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California told reporters Tuesday she believed negotiations within the Democratic caucus on a deal to advance the Build Back Better Act budget reconciliation package (HR-5376) “could be resolved by the end of the day.” A…
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final deal on the package could open up the possibility of floor votes this week on that measure and the Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (HR-3684), which stalled in the House amid a refusal by Congressional Progressive Caucus members to vote for that bill until negotiations on the reconciliation legislation conclude. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced a deal on some aspects of the reconciliation package Tuesday afternoon, but no deal was final then. Both measures include billions of dollars for broadband, though the amount in a Thursday revised draft of HR-5376 is significantly lower than Democrats originally sought (see 2110280074).