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FOX: Moderate Dems Won't Vote

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Jacqui Heinrich at Fox News tweets: "NEW: moderate House Dems squeeze Pelosi, say they will NOT vote for reconciliation until bipartisan infrastructure bill PASSES AND IS SIGNED INTO LAW. It comes as progressives say they will not vote for bipartisan infra without reconciliation."

  • Attaches letter from 9 moderate Democrats - Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Carolyn Bordeaux (D-GA), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Jared Golden (D-ME), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vincente Gonzalez (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR):

Source: Fox News, MNI

  • If this group of representatives stick to their stance it sets up a battle between the centrist and leftist wings of the Democratic Party in the House as to the order by which the two packages (the bipartisan infrastructure act and the budget resolution) are worked upon.
  • House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has stated that the House will be recalled from recess the week of 23 August to begin work on the bipartisan package and budget resolution.

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