along with Advance the so-called bipartisan infrastructure agreement In the Senate, the ball soon returned to the court of the House of Representatives. This means that Nancy Pelosi will have to decide whether she will carry out her previous threats to appease the left, or betray the socialist camp to prevent the collapse of moderate support.
Previously, Pelosi Once claimed that she would not advance infrastructure transactions Until the settlement is passed in the Senate. Of course, this never made any sense. If the Democrats spend $3.5 trillion anyway, what is the significance of the agreement reached between the two parties? At the same time, Republicans have calculated (wrong in my opinion) that by using an infrastructure deal as a sign of goodwill, they can neutralize the upcoming reconciliation efforts between the cinema and Manchin.
For a while, these teams seemed to have a firm foothold for the Democrats. Now, a crack in the wall is forming. The question is who Pelosi wants to seduce most?
“Let Nancy Pelosi figure it out” is not the worst strategy Republicans can deploy as a minority in Congress. https://t.co/xzMc90uwP1
-Asset Mehta (@varadmehta) August 2, 2021
speaker Nancy PelosiThe plan linking the Senate’s $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure plan with the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package began to backfire, as moderate Democrats warned that they might not vote for the budget resolution needed to begin the reconciliation process , Unless it is related to a bill on the Senate.
House of Representatives Ed Case In an interview on Friday, he said that if Pelosi also promised to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, he would not be able to vote for the budget resolution. The Senate plans to vote on these two measures in the next week or two.
This is a typical example of someone over playing cards. All Pelosi had to do was to support the bipartisan agreement from the beginning, telling the socialist wing to enjoy their seats in the back seat. On the contrary, in a situation that has become a trend in the past few years, the speaker chose to play a role on her left. But unlike the past, she may have caused real harm to the more moderate factions this time, and she needs to pass the budget, which will be reconciled in the Senate.
This is an obvious question: There has never been any reason to connect the two like Pelosi. If she simply ignores AOC and her associates, consolidates her core group behind the idea of ”it is possible,” and supports the bipartisan agreement as a priority, it will actually open a larger door to reconciliation. After all, if Pelosi scratches his back first, Joe Manchin is more likely to give Pelosi what she wants. In short, nothing Pelosi does has any political significance. On the contrary, she seemed to be trying to satisfy the media and the left without considering how such a position would cost her (and them).
So where is the matter now? The answer is that things are a mess. Republicans danced on the tip of the needle, hoping to draw Manchin and the movie theater to their side through reconciliation, and Pelosi may have cut off her leg unnecessarily in the process. Does Pelosi keep his promise and say no to infrastructure deals?
My guess is that she didn’t. At the last moment, she will lament her position, but said she will allow infrastructure transactions to go first. However, by then, it is no longer just about Pelosi. Will the socialists in the House of Representatives line up? Or, if they don’t act in their own way, will they honor their threat and blow up the whole thing? Even if this enters the Senate, will Bernie Sanders support a smaller settlement or deliver on his promise of only supporting more spending?
To be honest, your guess is as good as mine. What I do know is that Pelosi ally with the extreme left on this issue long ago and screwed himself up. If she played it near the vest, she would be in a better position to handle the two bills smartly. But the promises have already been made, and some leftists will not tolerate these promises being broken. Let it burn.
