Pushing to regain momentum, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said privately Tuesday she expects to finish a final draft of President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.75 trillion domestic proposal by midday and pave the way for voting as soon as Thursday, according to her remarks at a closed-door caucus meeting.
Democrats are working frantically to wrap up Biden’s big bill after pivotal Sen. Joe Manchin interjected fresh uncertainty by publicly wavering over whether or not he would support the party’s ambitious effort. The president has no votes to spare as Democrats try to push his legislative package to expand health care, child care and other social services and tackle climate change into law.
