Pelosi Sets Revised Oct. 31 Target to Pass Infrastructure Bill
- House speaker ties date to end of highway fund extension
- Explains retreat from promised vote on bipartisan plan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi provided House Democrats with a new Oct. 31 target date to pass the stalled bipartisan infrastructure bill, saying she backed off a pledge to bring the measure to a vote this week because it would have been defeated.
“We must pass BIF well before then – the sooner the better, to get the jobs out there,” wrote Pelosi in a letter to her caucus on Saturday, referring to the $550 billion package in new infrastructure spending.