Pelosi Says Infrastructure Won’t Get Vote Without Larger Plan
July 25, 2021 | District of Columbia
Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn’t backing off her plan to hold up a bipartisan infrastructure package until the Senate delivers a larger, Democratic-only plan expected later this year, prompting a rebuke from Senate Republicans.
Pelosi said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” she was “enthusiastic” about the $579 billion bipartisan package and hopes the Senate passes it. Her comments came just as bipartisan negotiators were trying wrap up the final details on their plan, which could be announced as early as Monday.
But Pelosi warned, “I won’t put it on the floor until we have the rest of the initiative.”…
(Excerpts from Newsmax)
