Infrastructure vote postponed despite Pelosi's efforts to push forward: 'We are not there yet'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hoped to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package on Thursday despite progressive opposition.

House Democrats scrapped plans on Thursday to vote on the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure agreement after leadership and the White House failed to bring progressives and moderates together behind a path forward for President Joe Biden’s broader agenda.

"The President is grateful to Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer for their extraordinary leadership, and to Members from across the Democratic Caucus who have worked so hard the past few days to try to reach an agreement on how to proceed on the Infrastructure Bill and the Build Back Better plan," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Thursday night. "A great deal of progress has been made this week, and we are closer to an agreement than ever. But we are not there yet, and so, we will need some additional time to finish the work, starting tomorrow morning first thing."

"While Democrats do have some differences, we share common goals of creating good union jobs, building a clean energy future, cutting taxes for working families and small businesses, helping to give those families breathing room on basic expenses—and doing it without adding to the deficit, by making those at the top pay their fair share," Psaki added.

The decision came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Thursday morning that she planned to go ahead with a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill -- despite progressive Democrats vowing to defeat it.