The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced this Saturday afternoon that the bipartisan infrastructure plan of about 1 trillion dollars will be voted on Thursday in the Lower House.
"Tomorrow, September 27, we will begin to debate the framework of the infrastructure plan in the plenary session of the House of Representatives and we will vote on it on Thursday, September 30, the day that the surface transportation authorization expires," Pelosi reported in a release.
Pelosi has pledged to pass the infrastructure plan this week
, just as President Joe Biden's legislative agenda appears to be tottering.
The Democratic leader has also pledged to push for the broader $ 3.5 trillion social security and climate change package, which is not supported by Republicans.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Washington on September 24, 2021.
Scott Applewhite / AP
The $ 1 trillion infrastructure plan was approved by the Senate last month.
"Let me tell you that we are going to pass the bill this week,"
said Pelosi, a Democrat of California.
“I will never carry out a bill that does not count with the votes.
You cannot choose the date.
When you have the votes, you have to go in a reasonable time and we will do that, "he added.
When Biden was asked on Sunday if Pelosi had the necessary votes to pass the infrastructure bill, the president responded that that "will take most of this week."
Speaking package SoBe 3.5 trillion, Pelosi made clear that
,
for the unanimity required among Democrats,
the amounts allocated to social spending and climate initiatives must be
cut
.
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Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have said they
will not support a bill of that size
.
Manchin has proposed spending between $ 1 trillion and $ 1.5 trillion, an amount that progressives have called unacceptable for a bill that was originally $ 6 trillion.
Biden, Pelosi + and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, have led behind-the-scenes efforts to resolve differences among Democrats in order to get the gigantic budget package through early.
With information from The Associated Press.