It would be a dereliction of duty to build the infrastructure of America without doing so in a green way.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, for his ongoing leadership to bring this important legislation to the floor, and for the work of the Rules Committee ongoing to make sure that we have the right discussion on the floor to meet the needs…

We have some important decisions to make in the next few days so that we can proceed. I`m very disappointed that we`re not going with the original $3.5 trillion. If there are fewer dollars to spend there choices to be made. And members…

I'm very disappointed that we are not going with the original $3.5 trillion which was very transformative. We have to make sure we have a bill which I also said is that we have to have something that`ll pass the House and pass Senate.

Overwhelmingly, the guidance I am receiving from members is to do fewer things well so that we can still have a transformative impact on families and the workplace and responsibly address the climate crisis.

I'm very disappointed that we're not going with the original $3.5 trillion. Whatever we do, it will be transformative. But the fact is that, if there are fewer dollars to spend, there are choices to be made.

More time is needed to complete the task. Our priority is to create jobs on the health care, family and climate agenda.

the work is being done, discussions continue with the House, Senate and White House to reach a bicameral -- meaning House and Senate -- framework agreement to build back better through a reconciliation bill.

You cannot tire, you cannot concede. It`s -- this is -- this is the fun part.

I think they've got to do it sooner.

More time is needed to complete the task. Our priority is to create jobs on the health care, family and climate agenda.

We’re not going to pass one without the other.

if this isn`t going to happen, I`ve got to get something for my members so that when they start running for reelection in 2022, they have something to run on.

don`t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her extraordinary service and leadership as the chair of the Appropriations Committee. I commend her and I commend the ranking member for their leadership in bringing this bipartisan legislation…

I think we`re in a good place right now. We`re making progress. I`m only envisioning taking it up and winning it. You cannot tire. You cannot concede. It`s -- this is the fun part.

I just told members of my leadership that the reconciliation bill was a culmination of my service in Congress, because it was about the children, the children, the children, the children. Their health, it`s about health, the education, the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for his masterful leadership of the Committee on Ways and Means to address many of the health concerns and climate concerns, issues of fairness in our economy in such an important way that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and, more importantly, I thank him for his tremendous leadership. His understanding of infrastructure in our country and the way to build it in a green way to honor our commitment to our children is…

Don`t play Russian roulette with our economy. Well, yet that is exactly what he is doing, playing Russian roulette.

Speaker Pelosi says she plans to hold a vote Thursday on the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill, even though the liberal members of her caucus are threatening to vote against it.

Hopefully, it will measure -- it will reach the level that we need in order to pass both bills. We will pass both bills. It is clear the climate crisis is here. Our Democratic majorities in Congress are taking action. This is about…

I`m never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn`t have the votes.

she knows what she’s doing. She’s very technically skilled at the job she holds

Let me just say we`re going to pass the bill this week, but you know, I`ll never bring a bill to the floor that doesn`t have the votes.