After over a month of infighting between progressive and moderate wings of the party, House Democrats have indicated that they are moving toward completion of their expansive $3.5 trillion budget bill. Despite continuing challenges that threaten to derail President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda, the Democratic leadership is still confident of the agenda’s success in the lower chamber. Biden’s “build back better” agenda—including both the budget bill and the Senate-passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill—has faced many hiccups over the course of its short existence. ‘Rushed Deadline,’ Splits Between Moderates and Progressives Threaten Budget Bill Most notably, a drawn-out feud between moderates and progressives through much of August and September threatened the bills. Nine moderates, led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), demanded that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have the House vote on the infrastructure bill before considering the budget. Progressives, suspecting that the moderates would not support the budget after the …