Moderates and progressives soften negotiating stances as Pelosi predicts major progress on Dems’ agenda

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., weighs in on ongoing spending and tax negotiations on Capitol Hill. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Sunday said House Democrats will pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill this week and come to an agreement on their $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, despite the massive differences between moderates and progressives. 

Her comments came as the leaders of the party’s warring moderate and progressive factions appeared to make minor concessions after a week of digging into their stances, possibly leaving some daylight for Pelosi, D-Calif., to pull off what is still a very difficult legislative lift

“Let me just say we’re going to pass the bill this week,” Pelosi said of the infrastructure bill on ABC’s “This Week.” “But you know I’m never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn’t have the votes. And I think any time you put in an arbitrary date… you cannot choose the date, you have to go when you have the…

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