At a press conference Tuesday morning, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Vice Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) discussed House Democrats’ policy priorities. Despite continued division in both chambers of Congress between moderates and progressives, Jeffries and Aguilar expressed confidence about the legislative prospects for President Joe Biden’s “build back better” agenda.
Two bills—the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion budget bill, since named the “Build Back Better Act”—make up the core of this policy agenda. Currently, the latter bill is still undergoing drafting by House and Senate committees at breakneck speed as Democrats try to finish the bill before a Sept. 27 deadline.
