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Pelosi Bucks White House, Blocks Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Until Dems Get Trillion-Dollar Reconciliation Package

Emily Zanotti
Pelosi Bucks White House, Blocks Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Until Dems Get Trillion-Dollar Reconciliation Package
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) broke with President Joe Biden Wednesday morning, refusing to bring the bipartisan “roads-and-bridges” infrastructure bill to the House floor without a guarantee that it is paired with a multi-trillion dollar “human infrastructure” package.

Last week, Biden hailed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan as a major achievement at a press conference on the White House lawn, just minutes before suggesting that the bill would only receive his signature if it is paired with — and passed with — a larger, “human infrastructure” package that includes major welfare expansions as well as a significant tax hike for many Americans.

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