BIG FROM BLOOMBERG NEWS: "Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal says progressives will block $550 billion infrastructure bill on House floor Sept. 27 unless House AND Senate have already passed $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill by then."
John, this is huge. When we talk about BOLD PROGRESSIVES this is what we mean -- progressives who play hardball to fight for everyday people, not corporate CEOs.
Why is it so huge that progressives are playing hardball to pass the full Build Back Better clean energy and human infrastructure plan? Here's Adam Jentleson, a senior staffer who worked for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:
"Good to see that some Democrats are willing to play hardball to pass Biden’s agenda instead of gutting it. Most of Biden’s agenda is in reconciliation. Letting the bipartisan piece pass solo gives away the leverage we need to save Biden’s agenda from weak Dems who want to gut it."
Corporate Dems -- including some in deep blue districts -- have been threatening to tank the entire Democratic agenda to protect powerful interests.
Now, progressives are pushing back, and they are pushing back hard.
This is why, cycle after cycle, we fight to build progressive power in Congress. And it is why we're fighting to add to progressive power even more in 2022.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Team (@BoldProgressive)
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