Democratic leaders have an almost mystic faith in the ability of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to count votes, enclose her conclave and pass historic legislation. However, her reputation is facing its hardest test as the House speaker, stuck between moderate and progressive Democratic leaders, faces difficulties to defend the transformational agenda of U.S. President Joe Biden.
The House Speaker managed to neutralize one Democratic rebellion, as the House closely approved a measure extending the borrowing authority of the federal government until 2022. But, so far, Pelosi has failed to solve a bigger issue that is dividing the Biden’s Democratic Party. As a result, Pelosi’s legislative maneuvers and influential powers failed, and many gambles planned to endorse around a $3.5 trillion social spending package and a one trillion dollars bilateral infrastructure bill have to go wrong.
Is Joe Manchin actually running interference for Biden & Pelosi? Lets not forget both Biden & Pelosi represent the moderate Democrats and oppose most of the Progressives (Socialist) demands.
Its a game of Good cop / Bad cop for Democrats = NOTHING GETS DONE FOR YOU! pic.twitter.com/CMT6UE2zfu
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On Thursday, Pelosi emphasized that she was still making efforts to find a feasible way to approve the infrastructure part of that pair later in the day, even though progressive Democrats warn they won’t back it except if they get assurances on the more extensive package that is experiencing disapproval from moderate senators.
Biden Government is on the Way to Win Vote
On Capitol Hill, during a press conference, Pelosi said that the government is on the way to win the vote. Further, she adds that she doesn’t even want to consider any choices other than that. The argument is over what supporters say is the most important lawmaking in generations to support working U.S. nationals’ access to child care, health care, and education.
The measures aren’t only critical to the president, but they would crown the legacy of House Speaker toward a ground-breaking career end that until Harris became the first-ever vice president in American political history. Furthermore, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is in her second turn with the gavel, after going face-to-face with former Republican President George W. Bush after selecting House Speaker in 2007.
Her role endorsing economy-saving legislation during the financial crisis of 2008 and driving the agenda of former Democratic President Barack Obama into law, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), made her one of the key political figures of the early 21st century. However, as she tries to approve trillions of dollars in social and infrastructure spending, Pelosi is now in what seems like an impossible situation.
On Wednesday, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois told Wolf Blitzer of CNN, he wished Pelosi well. The speaker resisted many mutual beliefs and came through in the past when she faced these challenges.
Pelosi has No Chance for Error
Before Thursday’s deadline to hold a vote on the infrastructure plan, the speaker attended the yearly Congressional Baseball match at Nationals Park in Washington. Biden spoke to her there – and he spent time in the dugout of the Democratic party before crossing to the Republican party one in an on-brand example of his pledge to reach across the path.
Pelosi has many big issues as the critical vote, which she scheduled to pacify moderate Democratic leaders who perceive it as critical to their reelection hopes in 2022, looms. At the moment, there is no margin of error for the speaker in the House. The small Democratic majority means Pelosi can only lose three votes. Almost every representative in an ideologically diverse and edgy group must be on board for everything, and there can be few options outs for representatives who fear crucial votes that could end their careers.
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Summons of the speaker only runs on the House side of Capitol Hill. Furthermore, the current deadlock over the priority bills of the president is pitting her against many moderate senators in a chamber that Democratic representative control with an even small majority than she has in the House, it means any single senator can kill any bill. If it happens, it means impossible to approve two bills finally, and the domestic agenda of Biden crushes, the last some tense weeks will become an example in the uselessness of trying to approve transformational laws with such small majorities.
Pelosi Frustration with Senators
Pelosi previously expressed extreme frustration that some Democratic senators such as Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia have not been able to say publicly what level of programs and spending they will permit in the spending package. On Wednesday, Pelosi said the House does not have choices to make yet because they do not know what the options are.
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