Pelosi Says Dems Need 'Confidence' in Infrastructure Bill to Pass So-Called 'Bipartisan Package'

  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Wednesday Democrats need to have “confidence” in the Build Back Better reconciliation infrastructure bill to pass the so-called bipartisan package.
  • “In order for the BIF to pass, we need to have the trust, the confidence, and the reality of the Build Back Better bill,” Pelosi told her whip team during a morning meeting.
  • President Joe Biden has pressured Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to vote on the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Build Back Better Act, or the reconciliation infrastructure bill.