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On the recordOctober 6, 2021
I`m really proud of the Progressive Caucus, because, by holding the line and saying that we were going to stick to what we said three-and-a-half months ago, which was we`re not voting for the infrastructure bill without the reconciliation bill being agreed to and voted upon, and moving forward, we were able to get the reconciliation bill -- that`s the Build Back Better Act -- back on the table and moving forward.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

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Congresswoman Jayapal discusses the strategy of the Progressive Caucus in negotiations regarding the infrastructure and reconciliation bills.

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