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Nancy Pelosi caves to moderates on reconciliation, dares far-left to kill infrastructure bill Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi caves to moderates on reconciliation, dares far-left to kill infrastructure bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caved to moderate Democrats on Friday, pledging to postpone a vote on President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar social welfare bill, while simultaneously calling a vote on the long-stalled $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. Mrs. Pelosi, a California Democrat, argued that it was time to move at least one…
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November 6, 2021
Pelosi says House will forge ahead with infrastructure vote, despite progressive opposition Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi says House will forge ahead with infrastructure vote, despite progressive opposition

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November 5, 2021
Biden administration sues Texas over restrictive voting law – as it happened Nancy Pelosi

Biden administration sues Texas over restrictive voting law – as it happened

11.55pm GMT 23:55 Today's politics recap The Manhattan district attorney has reportedly convened a new grand jury in the Trump Organization case to weigh potential charges. According to the Washington Post, the grand jury is expected to hear evidence regarding how Donald Trump’s company valued its assets. A separate grand…
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November 5, 2021
Democrats Add 4 Weeks Of Paid Work Leave To Sweeping $2 Trillion Spending Proposal Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Add 4 Weeks Of Paid Work Leave To Sweeping $2 Trillion Spending Proposal

Topline House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday announced Democratic leaders will introduce an amendment to include four weeks of paid family and medical leave in a newly proposed social spending bill, doubling down on a key policy item that failed to make into a downsized package given opposition to…
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November 3, 2021
Democrats say they’re closing in on budget reconciliation deal Nancy Pelosi

Democrats say they’re closing in on budget reconciliation deal

Posted November 2, 2021 at 2:40pm, Updated at 4:25pm Democrats could release text of their sweeping social spending and climate change mitigation package as soon as Tuesday night after cutting intraparty deals on prescription drug pricing and potentially on state and local tax deductions, among other sticking points. "That's the hope,"…
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November 2, 2021
Pelosi eyes expedited votes on infrastructure, budget bills next week Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi eyes expedited votes on infrastructure, budget bills next week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering putting both President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare bill and the $1.25 trillion infrastructure package up for a vote next week. Mrs. Pelosi, a California Democrat, is eyeing holding both votes as early as Tuesday. The consideration comes as pressure mounts to finalize work…
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October 30, 2021