HomeABC PoliticsPelosi may delay vote on Senate bipartisan infrastructure billPelosi may delay vote on Senate bipartisan infrastructure billSun, September 26, 2021 by ABC NewsSHARE NOW uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., may not bring the bipartisan infrastructure bill to the House floor Monday as she previously committed to, she said Sunday.“I’m never bringing to the floor a bill that doesn’t have the votes,” Pelosi told ABC “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos.“You cannot choose the date,” Pelosi said. “You have to go when you have the votes in a reasonable time, and we will.”Pelosi had previously agreed to put the bipartisan infrastructure bill on the floor to be considered by Sept. 27, after moderates in her caucus demanded a vote.“It may be tomorrow,” Pelosi added Sunday.On Saturday, the House Budget Committee approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that calls for investments in climate change policy, childcare and other social programs.Pelosi told her colleagues in a letter on Saturday they “must” pass the bill this week along with a separate bipartisan infrastructure bill.“The next few days will be a time of intensity,” she wrote.Pelosi also said on Sunday’s “This Week” that the price tag for the bill could drop in negotiations.“That seems self-evident,” Pelosi said, acknowledging the $3.5 trillion topline number could be lowered.This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
