Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), No. 5 in House leadership: “It’s important to have a bipartisan bill … but we also want a 21st century infrastructure bill that is resilient and sustainable, and recognizes the threat that climate change poses.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), whip of the House Progressive Caucus, told Axios the group is debating whether they’ll demand substantive changes.
“I think it’s gonna be really valuable for us to be as involved as possible. We do have a progressive champion [Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)] in the Senate … and the chair here on the House side is also a member of our caucus [Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)].”
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said: “The soup is not cooked yet. So, I’m not going to prejudge what they’re doing.”
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