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TALK OF THE MORNING
Thursday is Sept. 27. *Not* today! Don’t be deceived by your calendar, OK?!:
Buckle in, folks. This is going to be an evolving, chaotic week on Capitol Hill.
The House will vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan on Thursday instead of the Monday deadline promised to House moderates. https://bit.ly/3zGafhH
But they’re working on it today: The House will debate the bill today, but just won’t vote on it until Thursday.
Why: Some progressives have said they won’t vote for the bipartisan infrastructure plan unless there is significant progress in the $3.5 trillion social spending plan. That bill is nowhere near complete, so Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiNorth Dakota Republican latest House breakthrough COVID-19 case Pelosi sets Thursday vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill Cheney says a lot of GOP lawmakers have privately encouraged her fight against Trump MORE (D-Calif.) was worried the bipartisan bill would fail. Hence, waiting a few days to allow for more progress on the social spending package.
WHEN WE SAY $3.5 TRILLION, DO WE ACTUALLY MEAN $3.5 TRILLION?:
In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said it “seems self-evident” that the final bill would be smaller than the proposed $3.5 trillion. https://bit.ly/3AKX5l1
Why: Lots of moving parts in the negotiations
BECAUSE WE’RE ALL NERDS HERE:
Here’s the C-SPAN livestream to watch the House infrastructure bill debate. It starts at 2 p.m. EDT: https://bit.ly/3zM5B1U
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The actual, no kidding, deadline Congress has to deal with this week:
Lawmakers have until Thursday night to pass a spending bill in order to avert the third government shutdown in three years.
Where we stand: The House passed a bill last week to fund the government through Dec….
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