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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday spoke at the House Democratic Caucus press conference in support of the Build Back Better agenda. (DAN HU/MNS)
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“We will pass both bills,” Speaker Pelosi said on Tuesday morning in reference to the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act and the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. (DAN HU/MNS)
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries D,-N.Y., also said House Democrats are commitetd to moving the bills forward. “We have five great tasks: the Build Back Better Act, the Infrastructure Bill, keeping the government open, the debt ceiling, and the Congressional baseball game,” Jeffries said. (DAN HU/MNS)
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“That’s the promise that we made to the American people,” Jeffries said. “That’s the commitment that we still have.”(DAN HU/MNS)
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Pelosi reiterated her support for the climate change section of the Build Back Better Act. (DAN HU/MNS)