The meeting comes in advance of next week’s major House vote on a bipartisan infrastructure deal that is uncertain to pass.
With his domestic agenda imperiled by disagreements, President Biden is set to meet with moderate and progressive Democrats on Wednesday in a bid to bring the two factions together ahead of a looming vote on infrastructure spending.
Enter Biden, who spent 36 years as a senator — experience the White House has touted as a sign of the president’s ability to corral lawmakers.When Democrats’ dueling infrastructure priorities first came to a head in July, Biden said he wanted to pass both bills together, even suggesting he would veto the bipartisanif the larger budget failed. Republicans balked at Biden’s ultimatum, however, and he quickly reversed course.
Yet months later, the fate of both bills appears imperiled despite Democratic control of Congress. Psaki declined to call Wednesday’s meetings a “make or break moment” for the president. Instead, she labeled the meetings a “pivotal period.” Biden has become more personally involved in the congressional negotiations as of late, meeting with both Manchin and Sinema last week.
“I reiterated our long-held position that we are going to be delighted to vote for both bills once the reconciliation bill is passed and [we] deliver both bills to the president’s desk,” Jayapal told reporters Tuesday evening after meeting with Pelosi. “I don’t think the speaker is going to bring a bill up that is going to fail.”“At the end of the day, if we don’t have the reconciliation bill done, the infrastructure bill will not pass,” Jayapal added.
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