Larger Infrastructure Plan the democrats try to push through on their own using a legislative maneuver to get around the filibuster. Not the only major piece of legislation introduce new voting Rights Legislation named after John Lewis this week. The bill is likely to contain some of the key protections outlined in the initial Election Reform Proposal that has been stalled in the senate for months now. Nbc news reports that House Members are working on Voting Legislation preempting harmful laws already passing in State Houses across the country. This is the type of action that the texas democratic lawmakers that have been in d. C. For almost three weeks now have been pushing for after leaving their state in order to break the quorum. This is the right advocates have been calling for, as well. This Weekend Hundreds of demonstrators marched across texas straight to the State Capitol to protest how republicans are trying to restrict Voting Rights and demand that they take action. Johnson
Negotiators are still ironing the details out of the bipartisan bill, which is expected to focus on physical infrastructure. However, Progressive House democrats are already signaling that that package doesnt do enough to address their needs and they want the second bigger bill done first or at least at the same time. They want to insure their separate legislation that would invest in child care, paid leave, and combatting climate change, does not get sidelined. Heres what Mondare Jones told me last hour. These are the things that must be in that larger reconciliation package. And its whats going to get me to the table to support that much, much pared down bipartisan Infrastructure Package that still leaves out so much of what americans urgently need in this moment. However, arizona democrat, Senator Kyrsten Sinema poured cold water on her partys hopes of passing her partys larger package. She said, quote, while i support the beginning process, i do not support a bill that costs 3. 5 t
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