Infrastructure
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is thrilled about the $6 billion heading to his state.
A deal negotiated by moderate and progressive Democrats led to major progress on Joe Biden's legislative agenda. But they still have a long way to go.
The spending package would mark the biggest U.S. green investment ever, but still falls short of what scientists and economists say is needed to avert disaster.
They want to see the legislative text of the Build Back Better Act and firmer commitments from two holdout Democratic senators to vote for it.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
This week’s drama represents a triumph for progressives over moderates. But the two wings of the party still need to cut a deal in order to save Joe Biden's agenda.
Though a self-imposed deadline was missed, Democrats still have time to figure out how to get President Joe Biden's agenda through Congress.
It looks likely that progressive Democrats have the votes to sink the infrastructure bill for now.
Progressives have pushed for progress on President Joe Biden's broader agenda before moving forward on infrastructure.
The House speaker also said she plans to scale down the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill in order to "find common ground" with dissenting Democrats.
The Senate majority leader warned "we’re not going to get anything" if the Democratic Party remains divided on passage of its $3.5 trillion budget plan.