Thread by @ChadPergram

1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the House being SCHEDULED to debate social spending bill today. But unclear IF there will be a vote today

2) Moderate Democrats are still pushing for information from the Congressional Budget Office. A full score of the bill could come as late tomorrow afternoon.

3) If moderate Democrats are dug in and want a full score and time to ponder things, we may be staring at a “Friday Night Special” for a vote on the bill or a weekend vote.

4) That’s what happened on the infrastructure bill two weeks ago when the House approved that package just before midnight et Friday, November 5.

That said, the political jockeying of two weeks ago actually helped Democrats sort out some of their problems.

5) That could expedite things. Moreover, the “scent of jet fumes” is starting to permeate the Capitol ahead of the Thanksgiving recess.

6) The joke on Capitol Hill is that there is a secret air duct at the Capitol where leaders pump through BTU’s of jet fumes through the building to coax members to vote and leave for home. This is augmeneted before a big Congressional recess.

7) And it’s amplified now considering how onerous December could be for members as they wrestle with the debt limit and a potential government shutdown.

The House was SCHEDULED to leave today. It’s possible if the House votes today, it would come this evening or overnight.

8) That said, many moderate Democrats are just wanting sets of numbers and tables from the CBO. A big chunk of those rolled in last night for the Education and Labor Committee part of the bill.

9) CBO estimated the free pre-k portion of the measure would cost $381 billion. That is marginally better than expected.

10) And remember, regardless of when the House votes, the Senate must tackle the measure in December. That means the bill gets bounced back to the House to sync up IN JANUARY.