It was a setback after an audacious gamble by Mr.
Crucial details of the legislation remained in flux, and progressives declared they would not bow to pressure to quickly throw their support behind a separate $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that has already passed the Senate.īy Thursday night, House leaders had scrapped plans for a vote on the public works measure, and the chamber approved a short-term extension of transportation programs through early December, a sign that passage of both the infrastructure bill and the domestic policy plan may be far off. President Biden pleaded with House Democrats on Thursday to embrace his “framework” for a $1.85 trillion economic and environmental bill, saying its fate would help determine that of his presidency and his party’s hold on Congress, and its success would restore the nation’s standing on the world stage.īut the president’s appeal appeared to have failed to break the logjam among Democrats. The framework leaves out several key planks of the economic agenda that the president laid out on the campaign trail and shortly after taking office.
Image President Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol on Thursday.
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