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September 27, 2021

House Sets Up Vote for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill as Larger Spending Package Moves Forward
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote on the bipartisan $1
trillion infrastructure bill Thursday, pushing an earlier deadline that
had been set for today. Lawmakers will vote just hours before government
funding - and some key transportation programs - are set to expire.
Progressives Democrats said they will not back the infrastructure bill
without Congress also approving the $3.5 trillion, 10-year spending
plan, which expands the social safety net and addresses the climate
crisis. The House Budget Committee on Saturday moved that measure
forward for a House vote.


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