House Democrats to again delay infrastructure vote amid party divisions
CNN
House Democratic leaders on Thursday were once again forced to push back the timeline for a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a sign of ongoing divisions within the party and a major blow to President Joe Biden and party leaders eager to show they can deliver on their agenda.
The move will mark the second time in two months that House leadership has had to delay the infrastructure vote after a similar scenario played out at the end of September. The reason for the delay is that progressives have made clear they will not support the infrastructure bill unless a larger economic and climate package moves in tandem. That bill has not yet been finalized or publicly signed off on by all Senate Democrats.
Amid resistance from progressives over moving ahead with the Senate-passed infrastructure bill, the House will instead vote Thursday night on a short-term extension of highway funding. It's unclear for how long the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be delayed.