Biden's economic agenda faces crucial week on Capitol Hill
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Washington — Democratic lawmakers are facing a critical week on Capitol Hill as they seek to navigate internal divisions that could endanger President Biden's domestic policy agenda, all while staring down a fast-approaching deadline to avoid a lapse in government funding before the month's end.
In a letter to her Democratic colleagues on Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid the groundwork for the consequential week in Congress, writing that "the next few days will be a time of intensity" as Democrats seek to usher through a short-term funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown in the Senate, as well as two key pillars of Mr. Biden's economic agenda in the House: the sweeping $3.5 trillion social spending package and a more narrow $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The House is set to convene Monday and take up the infrastructure measure, with Pelosi hoping to follow through on a pledge she made to moderate Democrats last month that the lower chamber would consider the infrastructure bill by September 27. The bipartisan plan, which aims to revitalize the nation's roads, bridges, ports and rails, has already passed the Senate.