House progressives poised to sink Biden’s infrastructure bill with help from Republicans

Washington Times ^ | September 28, 2021 | By Kerry Picket and Kery Murakami

[Jim Robinson]

The odds for President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill are getting worse with each passing hour.

At least 60 House progressives currently plan to vote against the infrastructure bill — more than enough to tank it — and Republicans are whipping against the legislation to help the far-left Democrats bring down the bill.

House Republicans overwhelmingly oppose the infrastructure package. Still, at least 10 GOP lawmakers have publicly stated they will support the bill and its promise of road and bridge projects, despite their leadership’s insistence that the bill is “inextricably linked” to Mr. Biden’s $3.5 trillion social welfare package.

“Well, obviously, you’ve seen some of our colleagues in the press saying that they support that bill. We whipped against it, among many reasons because Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi and President Biden have put them together as a package — meaning both they tax and spend — $4.3 trillion and the $1.2 infrastructure as $5.5 trillion package,” Rep. Steve Scalise told The Washington Times. “And so, we’ve whipped against, and we’re working to keep that number as low as we possibly can.”

With 60 defections on her left flank, Mrs. Pelosi would need nearly that many Republican votes to get the bill across the finish line.

[hsmomx3]

I am praying this AND the hefty fines for businesses with regard to COVID go up in flames.

[Eleutheria5]

Ooooo! Now that’s what I call bi-partisanship!

[Wilhelm Tell]

If the Progressives and the Republicans are working together, there must be hidden provision somewhere to grant illegal aliens automatic “citizenship” and endless chain migration.

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

My understanding is they want trillions where they don’t clearly say exactly how the money will be spent, yet they want to examine every transaction of $600 or more that an individual makes.