Speaker Pelosi delivered again for the American people by getting the $3.5 trillion budget resolution passed in the House.
Here are the details of the vote:
BREAKING: House votes 220-212 to pass the rule to
(1) begin writing Biden's $3.5 trillion safety net package
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(2) guarantee a vote on the Senate-approved $550 billion infrastructure bill by Sept. 27
(3) vote on the John Lewis voting rights billhttps://t.co/JFrUwq4zWX
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 24, 2021
Speaker Pelosi Brought Democrats Together By Using The John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Every single Democrat in the House and Senate wants the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to pass. Pelosi had to get everyone to agree to put some assurances in writing in terms of the timing on the reconciliation infrastructure bill, but her true bit of genius was putting Democrats in a position of either coming together under one plan or sinking the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
The American people are watching one of the greatest House Speakers in the nation’s history put on a clinic on legislative process and keeping her caucus together.
Over and over again, during both of her terms as speaker, Rep. Pelosi has consistently delivered for the American people, and she still doesn’t get the full credit and respect that she deserves as one of the most effective political leaders in US history.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association
