House returns as Democrats plan vote to advance President Biden's $3.5T economic package.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to move the bill in tandem with the Senate-passed infrastructure legislation is threatened by a rebellion by moderate Democrats, who have insisted that the $550 billion infrastructure bill get a speedy vote and be signed into law before they consider the larger piece.
"In support of President Biden's vision to Build Back Better, we must move quickly to pass the budget resolution this week," she wrote."It is essential that our Caucus proceeds unified in our determination to deliver once-in-a-century progress for the children." But it isn't clear that Pelosi has the votes to pass the budget resolution yet. She can lose only three Democratic votes before the measure collapses. Nine moderates led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., have repeatedly insisted that the infrastructure bill must be voted on first. Other centrists who didn't sign his letter — but who share his goals — have been negotiating privately with Pelosi's team.
"I'm not concerned," said Faiz Shakir, a longtime adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the Budget Committee chair, who is overseeing the crafting of the larger bill.
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