Top Senate Dems are finally on the same page on a $3.5 trillion price tag for their party's momentous social spending plans. Their next task will be even tougher: Selling it to the rest of their party.
“The key is, we’ve just got to get to a place where we know we got all 50 Dems,” said Sen. Tim Kaine . “We’re getting close, but as you know, there’s multiple steps to getting close on kind of a general agreement ... that’s not the same as then getting close on the bill itself.”
Schumer has insisted that Democrats will vote on the bipartisan physical infrastructure deal before leaving for the August recess, while also beginning the process for the party’s other priorities. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, vowed her chamber won’t even consider the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the Senate not only passes its budget but also the filibuster-proof legislation that the fiscal blueprint is designed to set in motion.
While Senate Budget Committee Democrats now have an agreement on a top-line number, they still need to release policy details. Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday before the agreement was reached that he wanted to see the package fully paid for. Sen. Mark Warner , a moderate on the Budget Committee, said Tuesday evening that that criteria was met but provided no specifics.
“It wouldn’t be like, 'Here’s our wish list, and maybe the Senate will vote for it or maybe they won’t.' It would be the agreement largely being in place,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal , who leads the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
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