Pramila Jayapal

"When you've got 48 people who want to do something and two who don't," then "it is not a 50-50 compromise," the Vermont senator said.

After a brief recess, Congress will try to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure package and up to $3.5 trillion package to expand the social safety net.

Earlier this week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus refused to support the infrastructure bill without tying it to a $3.5 trillion social spending package.

"It doesn't matter whether it's in six minutes, six days, or six weeks," the president said. "We're going to get it done."

The Republican lawmaker has previously defended progressive colleagues in the House on multiple occasions.

Some Democrats say they are not ready to fast-track a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that would upgrade roads, bridges and broadband.

"We need to get these bills done for the president, for his agenda, but also more importantly for the country," moderate Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer said.

Bush disclosed during the hearing that she was raped during a church youth trip, spurring her decision to get an abortion when she was 18 years old.

The House Democrats' splintering leaves a vote on the bill in the air as the GOP solidifies opposition.

"I'm never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn't have the votes," the House Speaker said of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan legislation.

"I don't believe there will be a vote. The Speaker is an incredibly good vote counter, and she knows exactly where her caucus stands," said the leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

"Would this smear be written about a man?" the staunchly pro-Trump Republican asked responding to a story about the Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair.

"I just want to remind people that this is the Democratic agenda. This is President Biden's agenda," the top progressive lawmaker said.

"Today would be a great day for @POTUS to finally cancel at least $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower," Representative Pramila Jayapal tweeted.

As progressives demand passage of the $3.5 trillion package in tandem with the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, nine moderates are urging the opposite.

"$15 an hour is the floor," the Congressional Progressive Caucus tweeted Saturday, even as $7.25 has been in place since 2009.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the ruling "brazenly flouts the law & precedent, as it casts a cloud of fear & uncertainty."

"We can and MUST continue to enact people-first policies that improve lives," Representative Pramila Jayapal, the Progressive Caucus chair, said.

The White House has been holding talks on an infrastructure proposal with Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito.

"Raise your wages. Pay decent benefits," Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted, describing it as a "simple solution."

"We're dumping billions of dollars into a bloated Pentagon budget," the Washington Democrat tweeted.

Progressive lawmakers have proposed pushing through a $10 trillion infrastructure package instead.

The Washington Democrat said the rhetoric of the Trump administration still had an impact.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal said that White House chief of staff Ron Klain called reality at the border a "crisis."

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has requested the Biden administration cease federal contracts with ICE.

Americans are getting checks of up to $1,400 by the end of the month, but further payments may be tricky to get past Congress.

No Republican lawmakers backed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package in a House vote on Wednesday night.

The Washington congresswoman said the investigations were "critical for the functioning of Congress."

"We're putting money directly into people's pockets—not in the pockets of billionaires and massive corporations," Representative Pramila Jayapal said.

"The American Rescue Plan is a truly progressive and bold package that delivers on its promise to put money directly in people's pockets," Representative Pramila Jayapal said.