Between the lines: Progressives now need to swallow a smaller amount than the $3.5 trillion Biden had proposed in 10-year spending, and which they considered a compromise.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the House Progressive Caucus, was the week’s big winner. She “caught the car,” as one of her colleagues put it.

But if progressives won’t compromise now, Biden could wind up with nothing out of more than $4 trillion in proposals.

Democrats know they’re more than likely to lose control of the House in next year’s midterms. As one top Democrat put it to me: “If we don’t get this, we’ll have blown an opportunity we may not have again for a decade.”