Speaker Nancy Pelosi Upsets Some House Democrats For Walking Back Plans For Safety Net Bill

Essence Magazine:

By Ashlee Banks ·Updated September 29, 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has left many Democrats concerned after she said that the passage of the multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure bill cannot wait for President Biden’s safety net bill.

Progressive Democrats in Congress have pushed for a reconciliation bill that would invest trillions of dollars into a much-needed social safety net. This includes funds for programs that could help a vast number of families, like universal pre-K, investments in HBCUs,

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