The White House has rankled liberal Democrats at a time when President Joe Biden needs their approval to pass his $1.2 trillion bipartisan brick-and-mortar infrastructure package.

The White House’s last-minute decision to delegate the latest extension of the federal eviction moratorium to lawmakers has enraged the likes of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and provoked Missouri Rep. Cori Bush to stage a sleep-in protest on Capitol Hill. And Biden requires their votes if the House is to clear his Senate-drafted infrastructure bill.