moderates in the house, including josh scott heimer, all of whom who've said, three point five trillion is too much money. On top of that, they have concerns about certain policies within the bill. So joe mansion, for instance, is not keen on something similar to a carbon tax. And also concerned about how this bill could get paid for. It's still an open question of exactly what moderates would be willing to accept. How do these bills pull what do the people think? The people love and reject in vestricture, i think polls extremely well. You know, you see upwards of 70 to 80 % for almost every measure in the interostructure bill
Moderates and progressives are threatening to vote down different parts of their own party’s agenda, all while a government shutdown looms. Vox’s Li Zhou explains why.
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