White House touts COVID relief bill as 'transformational, frankly progressive' legislation before House vote

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield remained confident Sunday that President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill narrowly passed by the Senate over the weekend would ultimately reach the president's desk, as the legislation is up for a vote in the House this week where Democrats hold a narrow majority.

"This is an incredibly transformational, frankly progressive piece of legislation," Bedingfield told CNN host Jake Tapper, who questioned whether the bill has enough votes in the House to pass.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., can only afford to lose four votes and still send the bill to Biden's desk for his first major legislative win. Progressives in the House have raised concerns about changes to the bill that eliminate the $15 minimum federal wage, lower weekly unemployment benefits from $400 to $300, and limit income eligibility for stimulus checks.