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Pelosi delays vote on Biden’s infrastructure bill in defeat for Democrats

Democrats say delay is temporary despite stalemate between moderates and progressives

The US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, postponed a planned vote on a $1tn infrastructure bill Thursday night in a stinging defeat for Democrats after progressives revolted, withholding their support until an agreement could be reached to enact the full sweep of Joe Biden’s economic vision.

The decision capped a frantic day of negotiations in Washington that stretched late into the evening, as the president and Democratic leaders attempted to break a stalemate between a handful of moderates, who pushed for the infrastructure vote, and progressives who believe it would be insufficient without a broader, $3.5tn social policy package.

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