News Analysis After a two-week stalemate between progressive and moderate members of the House Democratic coalition, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is closing in on a deal to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Act, the Senate-passed infrastructure bill, and Sen. Bernie Sanders’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution. The nine moderates—Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.), Filemon Vela (D-Texas), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)—began the stalemate when they wrote in an Aug. 12 letter that they wouldn’t vote for the budget proposal before the House passed the infrastructure bill. Later, moderate Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) upped the ante when they joined with the nine congressmen to advise them on the situation. On Aug. 23, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) joined with the nine, making the situation even more difficult …
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