Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is “very optimistic,” that the Biden administration's social spending plan will pass the House and Senate, he said on Sunday. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., to vote for the social spending package before progressives will pledge their votes to the infrastructure bill. Asked by @GStephanopoulos if there is any hope for paid family leave after proposal dropped from social spending bill, Transportation Sec. https://t.co/ubxoDVhNcV pic.twitter.com/u9DRNkUCAP — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) October 31, 2021Even though Buttigieg is optimistic the social spending bill will pass, Stephanopoulos pointed out that we have yet to see support from Sinema and Manchin. Buttigieg defends social spending bill, 'optimistic' it will pass originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News October 31, 2021 13:32 UTC