Clock ticks on House passing reconciliation bill

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters Tuesday that he wants the chamber to begin debating the bill as soon as Wednesday, followed by a final vote on the bill by Thursday or Friday, though he later acknowledged the vote could slip into the weekend.

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“The Thanksgiving break is about to occur, and I’ve told members that they would be out of here on Thursday,” Hoyer said to reporters during a press call…

During a late-night meeting on Capitol Hill on Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned members that the chamber would not leave for its planned Thanksgiving recess until the Build Back Better Act is passed in the House, according to sources familiar with her remarks.

Asked whether Biden’s plan would pass the House this week, Pelosi told reporters: “That would be our hope.”

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