Schumer sets one month goal to pass two spending bills

Majority leader in the Senate Charles SchumerChuck Schumer Struggling over Biden’s Agenda: A Tale of Two Democratic Parties Arizona Democrats’ frustration with Sinema climaxes Trump teases Schumer about occasional Ocasio-Cortez challenge MORE (DN.Y.) said on Sunday that he hoped to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and reconciliation plan next month, setting another target date for Congress to approve two pieces of legislation critical to President BidenJoe BidenTop GOP Senator: “Far-Left Democrats Drive The Bus And Joe Biden Is Right Here For The Ride” Political Study Should Give Democrats Shock Fauci Says It’s A “False Story” To Think Vaccine COVID-19 not needed if Merck drug approved PLUSthe national agenda after an unsuccessful attempt last week.

Schumer, at a press conference in New York on Sunday, said he believes Congress is on track to pass the pair of bills.

“We’re trying to pass some of the most important laws to help working families – across New York and across the country – that have been made since Franklin D. Roosevelt,” Schumer said.

“It takes a little while. I think we are on the right track to pass both the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill as well as the Reconciliation Reconstruction Bill, and our goal is to do both bills next month ” , he added.

Schumer’s deadline for passing bills matches that of the president Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi Struggling over Biden’s Agenda: A Tale of Two Democratic Parties Senior White House adviser says Biden “expects” to get both infrastructure and reconciliation bills Sanders says there might be have “give and take” on the price of reconciliation PLUS (D-Calif.), Who announced on Saturday that she wanted to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill by Oct. 31, when the 30-day reauthorization of highway funding expires.

Pelosi said the House “must” pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill “well before” October 31, adding “the sooner the better to create jobs.”

The new timetable comes after progressives and moderates failed to break their deadlock on the two laws last week.

House progressives refused to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill – which the Senate approved in August – because there had been no agreement on the Democrats’ broader reconciliation plan.

Over the summer, Democratic leaders pledged to keep the two related pieces of legislation.

The reconciliation package, however, is still being negotiated as some moderates – namely Sens. Joe manchinJoe ManchinDurbin says he supports the price tag of the .5T reconciliation bill, but he’s a “realist” Jayapal: “We will deliver” the infrastructure and reconciliation bills. (DW.Va.) and Kyrsten CinemaKyrsten Sinema Struggling over Biden’s Agenda: A Tale of Two Democratic Parties Sanders says there could be a “give and take” over the price of reconciliation Who’s the boss? Pelosi’s legacy sealed after bowing down to ‘the team’ MORE (D-Ariz.) – said they would not support a package with the current price tag of $ 3.5 trillion. Manchin said last week he would not go higher than $ 1.5 trillion.

Biden met with House Democrats on Capitol Hill on Friday to discuss the differences between the two wings of the party.

Neither side showed willingness to concede their demands last week, which delayed the Sept. 27 vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill until Thursday, then Friday, then was postponed indefinitely.

The delay angered moderates, who were pushing for the bill to be approved last week.