The Hill
September 29, 2021
Lawmakers are considering a possible short-term extension of surface transportation programs set to expire on Thursday if the House isn't able to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill by then. Some federal highway and transit construction programs addressed by the bipartisan infrastructure bill are set to run out on Thursday, which marks the end of the federal government's current fiscal year. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has set a vote for Thursday on the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which the Senate passed last month, at the behest of centrists demanding action as soon as possible.
But the legislation appears to lack the votes to pass on Thursday since progressives are threatening to tank it as leverage to secure an agreement with centrists on the larger social benefits package that addresses what they call "human infrastructure."
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