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The Playbook Podcast

Nov. 5. 2021: Let’s try this again

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

News, Daily News, Government, Politics

3.9700 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The House adjourned just after 10 p.m. on Thursday night as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team struggled to round up votes to pass the twin infrastructure and Build Back Better bills. Democratic leadership announced the House will be back in session at 8 a.m. and votes would happen today. — One reason for Democrats to be optimistic today: “[M]any in the caucus are set to embark on overseas trips ahead of next week’s recess.” A deadline, in other words, could help push them to act. — One reason for Democrats to be pessimistic: “But party leaders’ failure to corral the votes they need on Thursday — after several exhausting weeks spent hashing out many of the same issues — has left some Democrats privately wondering how they’ll pull it off on Friday.” Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook. Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0

Presented by Facebook.

0:02.7

Hey, good morning, Playbookers, I'm Rookmanevalin.

0:05.3

It's Friday, and here's today's question.

0:07.4

It's today the day, we see a vote on infrastructure in the House.

0:10.4

This is your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

0:16.5

The house adjourned just after 10 p.m. last night,

0:19.6

as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team

0:21.7

struggled to round of votes to pass the twin infrastructure and built back better bills. Democrats made

0:27.5

progress in three key areas. They reached a deal on repealing a Trump-era limit on state and local

0:33.4

tax deductions, resolved concerns on immigration reform, and convinced moderates to back an altered drug pricing deal.

0:40.3

Democratic leadership announced the House will be back in session at 8 a.m. today, and votes would happen.

0:45.3

But Politico's Nicholas Wu, Sarah Ferris, and Heather Kegel report that Democratic leaders are still facing resistance from centris who've raised procedural concerns, such as the lack of

0:55.1

cost analysis.

0:56.5

Policy circulated, a dear colleague later Thursday night that included budgetary details

1:00.7

from White House staff, but several Democrats say they want the details from Congress's independent

1:05.4

scorekeepers, not a partisan office.

1:08.7

One reason for Democrats to be optimistic today.

1:11.8

Many in the caucus are set to embark on overseas trips ahead of next week's recess.

1:16.2

The deadline, in other words, could help push them to act.

1:19.6

One reason for Democrats to be pessimistic.

1:22.1

Party leaders' failure to crawl the votes they need on Thursday, after several exhausting weeks

1:26.6

been has been has asked some Democrats privately wondering, held they'll pull it off

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