quote:The Congressional Black Caucus Was Key to the Infrastructure Vote
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the chairwoman of the caucus, Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, to announce a key deal, understanding that the lawmaker had more influence at that point than she did.
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quote:Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
There were 13 Republican votes for. If they all had voted against, the bill would have gone down.
That's the story, right there. The progressives had their tantrum and the Republicans bailed Pelosi out.