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Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that so-called “voting rights” could be included in the Democrats’ more expansive infrastructure package they were planning to pass with a simple majority vote using the reconciliation process.

Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) was slammed Friday by the Union Leader’s editorial board and past New Hampshire congressional candidate Matt Mowers over supporting the $760 billion publicly-funded passenger trains to Boston as part of Democrats’ “infrastructure” plan.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Thursday if Democrats do not pass a reconciliation spending packing that includes far-left provisions like money for fighting so-called climate change, she and other “progressives” will “tank” the Democrat infrastructure bill.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will play hardball with the Senate’s attempt at a “bipartisan infrastructure” package, forcing a vote next week on the “bipartisan” and purely partisan bills despite there being no bill introduced yet.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is skeptical of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package unveiled Tuesday, throwing a wrench into President Joe Biden’s two track agenda.

Senate Democrats announced Tuesday evening a $3.5 trillion reconciliation “infrastructure” proposal that otherwise would not make it into a bipartisan infrastructure deal.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) suggested that there are discussions about refusing to vote for infrastructure legislation in order to pressure Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to eliminate the filibuster. Host Joy

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Tuesday tempered expectations for both versions of the “infrastructure” bill.

The White House is looking to shift its messaging on the so-called “infrastructure,” again, according to a report.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg boldly told KTLA Sunday that the “infrastructure” plan will stop climate change.

House Democrats are increasingly worried the trojan horse reconciliation “infrastructure” package will destroy their 2022 midterms hopes, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) supports the radical measure being designed by self-designated socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

DALLAS, Texas — Republican primary House candidate Joe Kent told Breitbart News voters are fed up with incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA).

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) issued a cautionary message on Friday, warning that future generations will “never forgive us” if the left’s radical left agenda to address climate change does not materialize.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a letter Friday, threatened senators with canceling August recess, working long nights, and working on weekends to pass the Democrats’ radical “infrastructure” bill.

The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge pushed the Democrats’ trojan horse infrastructure package Friday as it contains provisions to federalize local zoning laws to displace single-family homes in the suburbs.

The $597 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal will reportedly be on the Senate floor in coming weeks, with the reconciliation package of perhaps $6 trillion also in the works.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) decried on Wednesday the “unholy alliance” of Republicans caving to Democrats, including on infrastructure, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News.

Biden’s comment lacks necessary context that new diesel buses are 99% clean and pose far lower risks to cause children to miss school.

President Joe Biden responded to a comment in Illinois Wednesday about the “tough fight” ahead regarding the trojan horse infrastructure proposal by saying Sen. Mitch McConnell “loves our programs.”

Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said during a virtual town hall on June 30 that she will continue to hold the infrastructure hostage unless it were to include “bold climate” change action. 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, during a stop in Murray, KY, promised that Republicans would put up one “hell of a fight” against the far-left’s efforts at racial “infrastructure” plans.

A Republican group, Michigan Rising Action, knocked vulnerable Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI) as she is open to supporting the Democrats’ reconciliation plan for the far-left Democrats to eventually ram parts of the radical wish list in the “infrastructure” bill.

The House Problem Solvers Caucus on Tuesday endorsed the $579 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal, a blow to far left Democrats pushing for a larger bill.

Farmers struggling in the California drought are shaking almonds off their trees to save the trees themselves, according to Victor Davis Hanson, a farmer and conservative commentator.

The divided Democrat Party is fighting over infrastructure package provisions and tactics as the time-crunch begins before the 2022 midterm campaigns.

Democrats presiding in Trump-won districts are hesitant to adddress the possiblily of a  reconciliation plan for the far-left Democrats to ram through parts of the radical wish list in the infrastructure bill.

Republicans have increasingly put pressure on Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) to drop support for the bipartisan “infrastructure” deal.

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a reconciliation bill need to pass, but if Democrats walk away from the bipartisan deal “and let the perfect be the enemy

Two House Democrats flip-flopped Thursday on a proposal that would have prevented infrastructure funds from being used to fund art projects.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) told Breitbart News on Wednesday that Democrats want legislation marketed by the White House as part of a “Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework” to be defeated in Congress in order to blame Republicans for future infrastructure collapses.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday his department views everything through an “equity” lens and “every” transportation decision is one about “justice.”

Republican leadership said Monday that fewer than 10 House GOP lawmakers will vote to support a bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Wednesday that the House will not vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the Senate approves the more leftist reconciliation infrastructure bill. 

The White House on Wednesday confirmed President Joe Biden would concede over a trillion dollars in proposed spending as part of the bipartisan infrastructure deal.

During Wednesday’s broadcast of “Mornings with Maria” on Fox Business Network, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) warned that the current infrastructure bill would direct most of the funding to urban areas while sacrificing rural America.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) discussed a meeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had with her caucus earlier in the day and stated that Pelosi will hold the bipartisan infrastructure bill and not