Pelosi says House will vote Thursday on bipartisan infrastructure bill

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published 27 September 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Sunday evening that the House will vote Thursday on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, not Monday, as previously planned.

In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said this is a week of "opportunity, as we work to keep government open, conclude negotiations on the Build Back Better Act, and advance the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework."

Pelosi has described the Build Back Better Act as a "jobs bill for the future" that addresses "the empowerment of women in the workplace," creates "good-paying green jobs by tackling the climate crisis," and cuts taxes for the middle class. On Saturday, the House Budget Committee passed the Build Back Better Act out of committee, and in her letter, Pelosi said House leadership is now "working together with the Senate and the White House on changes to this historic legislation for the people, which includes the child tax credit, child care, paid family and medical leave, home health care, universal pre-K, and more."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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