Politico | Nancy Pelosi says infrastructure bill will pass this week – but hedges on timing
- ‘Let me just say we’re going to pass the bill this week,’ House Speaker Pelosi said
- Along with the infrastructure bill, Democratic leadership is also hoping to push through the US$3.5 trillion social spending package this week
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Maya Parthasarathy on politico.com on September 26, 2021.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said that Democrats will pass an infrastructure bill with US$550 billion in new spending sometime this week, but would not specify exactly when or nail down the timing for the US$3.5 trillion social spending package.
The House last month voted for a September 27 deadline to bring the bipartisan infrastructure plan to the floor. On Sunday, Pelosi did not specify when this week it would be voted on.
“Let me just say we're going to pass the bill this week,” Pelosi said on ABC's This Week. She later added, “I'm never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn't have the votes.”
Along with the infrastructure bill, Democratic leadership is also hoping to push through the US$3.5 trillion social pending package this week, in part to retain the support of progressives who might otherwise not vote for the infrastructure bill.
