Pelosi handed major defeat by rising progressive Democrat stars, as Biden agenda put on ice
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with slim margins and massive internal disagreement, was unable to get the job done on infrastructure and reconciliation last week.
It caused President Biden's two biggest agenda items to come to a screeching halt in Congress, And it represented a breakthrough win for Progressive Caucus Chairman Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who held her members together against the bipartisan infrastructure bill while Pelosi and other Democratic leaders were whipping for it.
"I've never been as proud of [the Progressive Caucus] as I am in this moment," Jayapal said in a tweet Friday afternoon. "Last night, we held strong for working families and stood up to corporate interests and lobbyists. Today, we keep fighting to deliver the President's ENTIRE agenda for the American people."
PROGRESSIVES SAY THEY'LL PASS INFRASTRUCTURE AND RECONCILIATION: ‘WE’RE GOING TO GET IT DONE'
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