Democrats on brink of infrastructure bill breakthrough after chaotic day

• Intense lobbying helped break an impasse between progressives and moderates
• House is expected to pass the bill Friday night, sending it to Biden

Democrats were on the verge of striking a deal on Friday evening that would pave the way for the House to pass a $1.2tn infrastructure bill after months of delays, delivering Joe Biden a long awaited legislative victory on his domestic agenda.

Under the terms of a truce, brokered by Biden and Democratic leaders, progressives agreed to end their blockade against the infrastructure bill in exchange for a commitment from moderates to support the social policy and climate change package in a vote later this month if an official estimate of its cost and economic impact are consistent with White House projections.

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