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Playbook Daily Briefing.

Here's the latest on infrastructure. The Democrats' two-track process is no more. After weeks

of linking passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package to the party's

larger reconciliation bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members Monday night that she's

forging ahead with a standalone vote on the BIF as the much larger social spending bill

is being hashed out.

It's a reversal by not only Pelosi, but Senate

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and President Joe Biden. Their previous position was that one

should not, indeed cannot pass without the other. This sets up a major showdown between

Pelosi and the squad, as well as other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

CPC Chair Pramillo-Jiapal has been saying her members will take the Thursday vote

if the Senate doesn't pass the larger multi-trillion dollar reconciliation bill first.

After Monday's Democratic caucus meeting, she said, quote,

until that happens, there aren't the votes for the infrastructure bill.

We're going to vote for both bills after the reconciliation bill is done.

The move comes amid a softening in democratic negotiations. Progressives have stopped insisting

on $3.5 trillion in spending. They're less focused on the top line number than what programs

make it into the plan. Moderates, meanwhile, have been clear they're in favor of a reconciliation bill, just one with a much smaller price tag.

As for the timing, Senator Joe Mention repeated Monday that the deal on reconciliation is a ways off.

Quote, it's a heavy lift, it's going to take a while.

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