Progressives discussing written commitment from moderates to move forward
8:27 p.m.
President Biden called into an hours-long meeting of House progressives to discuss a way to break Friday's stalemate, potentially in the form of a written statement offering commitments from the moderate holdouts to back the social spending package.
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) confirmed that Biden was urging progressives to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the procedural rule for the social spending package, "subject to some assurances and commitments that he was working to get."
"We're trying to get to yes," Huffman said. "Of course, we began the day at yes. And then the goalposts moved rather dramatically."
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), another progressive, expressed optimism about the discussions as he left the meeting.
"I think things are going really, really well," Pocan told reporters.
— Mike Lillis and Cristina Marcos
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/580214-live-coverage-house-moves-to-pass-biden-agenda
