Ocasio-Cortez Warns Progressives Can ‘Tank’ Infrastructure Bill
- New York Democrat demands Senate also pass budget bill
- Democrats have a narrow margin in House to pass legislation
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she and other House progressives would “tank” a bipartisan infrastructure bill unless Senate Democrats also pass a sweeping tax and spending measure to carry out priorities on climate change and social programs.
“House progressives are standing up,” Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, said Thursday during a virtual town hall event. “We will tank the bipartisan infrastructure bill unless we will also pass the reconciliation bill.”