david dayen is the executive editor of the american prospect.he has written the piece "pelosi tries to bulldoze progressives on the infrastructure bill: but she claims it must pass to avoid an expiration of highway funding. that's just not true." stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "carnival of souls" by combustible edison. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. we continue to look at the high-stakes negotiations unfolding on capitol hill as house progressives say they will hold the line and oppose the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill after house speaker nancy pelosi said she would seek a vote on the measure thursy, tomorrow, without a commitment to also pass the $3.5 trillion build back better act, 10-year bill that expands the social safety net and combats climate change. on monday, congressmember ilhan omar responded to the recent delay of the infrastructure vote on twitter. she said -- "the whip count was right, we aren't bluffing. when the bills are up in tandem and