Joe Biden’s domestic agenda faces crunch day in Congress – live. House scheduled to vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill but its fate remains tied to social policy package opposed by conservative senators• Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.01pm BST As Democrats try to advance Joe Biden’s economic agenda, there is also the small matter that Congress needs to pass a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown at midnight.The government will not be able to remain open into October unless Congress passes a stopgap funding bill today. 2.44pm BST The White House appears to already be downplaying expectations that the House will vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill today.Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN this morning, “It is not some major cataclysm if there isn’t a vote today.”Sen. Manchin is “concerned about making sure we don’t have too much spending without pay force,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says…. https://ift.tt/3AVYjdm

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