Ocasio-Cortez: ‘More than enough’ votes to prevent infrastructure passage without reconciliation bill

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“So we really need to see that language and figure out what’s put in there… when you get home,” Ocasio-Cortez told Tapper. “Party doesn’t always mean it’s in the public interest, frankly. Sometimes, there are a lot of lobbyist giveaways in some of these bills.”

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– State of the Union (CNNSotu) August 1, 2021

Ocasio-Cortez said “too many progressives” in the House would oppose a bipartisan infrastructure package without the reconciliation bill.

“The total is about 90,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I’m not the Progressive Caucus whip. But what I can say is it’s definitely more than three. And it’s in the double digits, sure.”

“Enough to stop him from passing through?” Taber asked.

“More than enough,” replied Ocasio-Cortez.

The Progressive Representative also referred to the “narrow margin” in the Senate.

“I respect that we have to get Senators Cinema and Manchin vote on reconciliation,” she said, referring to Senate Democrats Joe ManchinSunday showing a preview: Delta interested in immediate CDC mask update; Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Address Challenges in the Democratic Senate Warns That Shrinking Biden’s Spending Plan Could Backfire: ‘Too Much Rotation’ Coming from the White House on Infrastructure More (DW.Va.) and Kyrsten SinemaSenate Infrastructure Talks Extends to Rare Sunday Session Senate Holds Quiet Session on Saturday as Negotiators Finalize Infrastructure Deal on Funds: Justice Department Says Trump Tax Returns Should Be Released | Democrats fall short of voting to extend eviction bans further (D-Ariz.).

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are working to add the final touches to an infrastructure plan that would raise more than $1.2 trillion in an eight-year period.

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