House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently found herself persona non grata at a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday as she attempted to persuade left wing Democrats to sign off on bipartisan infrastructure legislation.
Multiple sources confirmed to The Uprising that Pelosi was "Kicked out" of the meeting by Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal.
Spokespeople for Pelosi and Jayapal did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Chris Evans, a spokesperson for Jayapal, similarly denied Pelosi was "Kicked out" of the meeting.
Pelosi has been trying to push progressives to vote for bipartisan infrastructure legislation, which is known on the Hill as "BIF," as soon as possible to provide President Biden with a key legislative victory before he travels to Europe.
According to a second Democratic staffer, who was also granted anonymity, progressives are concerned about supporting the legislation without knowing that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin - the key swing votes in the Senate - are willing to back Biden's larger "Build Back Better" framework.
According to the second staffer, Pelosi "Probably wanted" to take progressives' temperature.
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