Earlier this week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus refused to support the infrastructure bill without tying it to a $3.5 trillion social spending package.
five months ago. It had infrastructure, roads and bridges, but it also had, 85 percent of it, was around these other important programs. Childcare, paid family leave for 12 weeks for everybody, making sure we're taking on the climate crisis, expanding health care, and of course, taking on the challenge of giving a path to citizenship for immigrants," she continued.
"All of a sudden—we made clear three and a half months ago—that the two had to move together because we don't want to pit roads and bridges against child care. We know that the president doesn't want to do that either." Representative Pramila Jayapal praised progressives for putting Biden's Build Back Better plan"back on the table." Above, Jayapal speaks to reporters before a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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