Report: Nancy Pelosi Promises Reconciliation Vote Before Recess Next WeekWendell Husebø 2 Nov 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday has reportedly promised the Democrat caucus the reconciliation package will receive a House vote before Congress slinks off into recess next week.
Pelosi reportedly said “before we leave” for recess, a vote will be held on President Biden’s $1.85 trillion reconciliation package full of far-left goodies. Yet “Pelosi indicated members of her caucus are still debating immigration, drug pricing negotiations and climate change,” Politico Playbook reported.
Not every Democrat agrees with Pelosi’s timetable. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) reportedly told reporters a vote on the massive package would not come until “after next week’s recess.”
Democrat leadership has struggled to whip their party into line to pass Biden’s agenda. Last week, Biden and Pelosi failed to gain enough “yes” votes on Capital Hill before the president flew to Europe.
The failed attempt to pass the agenda was reportedly seen as an embarrassment by Pelosi. “I thought we looked terrible, and we need to make good on this,” she said.
As Pelosi has not surrendered her seemingly eternal optimism, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) signaled Monday he will oppose Biden’s agenda. Manchin described the reconciliation package as a “shell game” filled with “budget gimmicks” that will cost twice the amount of the estimated $1.85 trillion package.
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