Biden vows to 'get it done' as talks drag on $3.5T plan

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President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up arsenic helium walks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, aft attending a gathering with the House Democratic caucus to effort to resoluteness an impasse astir the bipartisan infrastructure bill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 6:25 PM, Oct 01, 2021

and past updated 2021-10-01 19:25:45-04

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden traveled to Capitol Hill Friday and pledged to ‘get it done’ arsenic Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back mentation of his $3.5 trillion authorities overhaul and salvage a related nationalist works bill.

Biden huddled privately with some progressive and mean Democrats.

The gathering came aft days of frantic negotiations with nary deal.

The House has delayed a ballot connected the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure measure that passed successful the Senate. Progressive Democrats privation reassurances from mean senators, astir notably Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Manchin said helium wants the societal information nett measure scaled backmost to $1.5 trillion.

It's unclear erstwhile the House volition ballot connected the infrastructure bill. However, Democrats person publically said they are assured some bills volition yet pass.

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