Sept. 30, 2021: Your guide to a critical day for Bidens agenda
b'It\\u2019s died a million deaths before. Today might be the latest \\u2014 albeit, perhaps not the last. \\n \\nSen. Joe Manchin pretty much ensured defeat of the bipartisan infrastructure deal known as BIF, if the House votes on it at all today. \\n \\nWhile Manchin signaled he\\u2019d support a more modest reconciliation package to roll back the GOP\\u2019s 2017 tax cut, that does nothing for Democrats demanding a vote today \\u2014 or for those vowing to tank it absent a deal. Asked Wednesday night if she intends to pull the vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi reiterated that \\u201cthe plan is to bring the bill to the floor.\\u201d Is she worried she doesn\\u2019t have the votes? \\u201cOne hour at a time,\\u201d she said. \\n \\nHere are the scenarios we could see play out today, from most to least likely.'