Two moderate Democrats announced their support for the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill after securing a scheduled vote for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, Axios reported Sunday.
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and Filemon Vela (D-TX), two of the moderate Democrats who demanded Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hold a floor vote by Monday, said they would vote for the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill.
The House plans to vote this week, potentially Monday or Tuesday, on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, otherwise known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“We support swift passage of the president’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. The bipartisan infrastructure framework would, on average, deliver $1.2 billion per congressional district,” the Democrats told Axios.
“However, the idea that denying passage of the Senate’s Bipartisan Infrastructure bill [BIF] somehow exercises ‘leverage’ over some of our more fiscally conservative members is wholly misguided,” the lawmakers added.
It remains unclear if the other seven centrist Democrats plan to vote for the larger infrastructure bill now that they secured a vote for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. This includes Reps. ... (Read more)
Submitted 914 days ago
Latest News