Pelosi Moves Toward Agreement With Moderate House Democrats on $3.5 Trillion Budget

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 15, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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.