Rep. Jayapal: Progressives will shoot down infrastructure bill if $3.5T spending plan doesn’t pass first

Rep. Jayapal: Progressives will shoot down infrastructure bill if $3.5T spending plan doesn’t pass first



U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the media rounds this week, warning moderate Democrats that nearly 50 members of her progressive caucus will defeat the bipartisan-negotiated infrastructure bill in Congress if a larger, more expensive "reconciliation" bill doesn’t win approval first.