Progressive caucus mucks up Pelosi’s plan; Bernie Sanders joins showdown
September 29, 2021 | Tom Tillison
Not that Americans are ever reminded, in the quest to convince the country that Democrats have a consensus in ramming through their radical agenda, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has a slim 8 seat margin in the U.S. House of Representatives — the balance in the Senate is even more razor-thin, requiring Vice President Kamala Harris, who is officially the Senate president with authority to cast a tie-breaking vote, to give Democrats a majority on one.
All of which may explain the perception that Pelosi is being controlled by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and her merry band of socialist lawmakers, many of whom call themselves progressives. And with an unprecedented $3.5 trillion grab bag of progressive goodies at stake, this cabal knows that it’s as close as it may ever be to realizing many of its goals and is pressing its advantage to create a showdown within the party.
On Sunday, Pelosi appeared on ABC’s “This Week” to vow that she will pass the $1 trillion infrastructure plan this week, prompting the 96-member Congressional Progressive Caucus to bark back that the only way that will happen is if the House also passes President Biden’s multi-trillion dollar Build Back Better reconciliation package.
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