This was the key vote tonight:

[George II]

QUESTION: On Consideration of the Resolution

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con Res. 14; and for other purposes

The resolution passed by a vote of 215 Yeas (all Democrats) to 212 Nays (all republicans)

There were seven "no votes" (not "nays", all were in attendance):

6 Democrats:

Bush
Gomez
Jayapal
Ocasio-Cortez
Pressley
Tlaib

1 republican:

Zeldin

https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll368.xml

[JohnSJ]

1. What is different between NO and NAY?

[fishwax]

3. if the "no votes" had been "nays," it wouldn't have passed

because the nays would have outnumbered the "yes" votes. So, essentially, the six democrats listed ensured the question would pass but didn't specifically vote for it, because they didn't vote at all.

[JohnSJ]

4. Got it. Thanks

[George II]

8. What's the point of not voting if one is in attendance?

In the local commissions that I've been on if one abstains, i.e., no votes, one has to express the reason for not voting.

Will we get the reason from any of the seven?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

9. The Squad didn't want to look weak to their fans

Rose Twitter would turn on them if they compromised.

[Salviati]

11. The progressive house members are not the ones acting like spoiled children in this whole fight...

It's the two senators who refuse to pass anything unless they are 100% satisfied, and the other side does all the compromising.

[ymetca]

12. Got that right

A fine choreography indeed.

Like slinking past the graveyard and realizing you're actually in it.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

13. The vote passed and they saved face

I don’t agree, but I won’t blame them.

[ymetca]

14. Fair enough

Not like I'm not rooting for what they stand for. Just feel like they (and us) are being played.

[Me.]

2. So Much For Jayapal Being On Board

[Hortensis]

15. Turned out to be the usual. Posturing for factionalists

who want her to continue opposing the rest of the caucus but not voting to block it. The "squad" do it all the time.

Terry McAuliffe and VA Democratic voters got screwed by them blocking the vote yesterday. He might be governor-elect today if these people had put the good of the nation and progressivism itself ahead of feeding the new factional following they've developed.

[Me.]

16. I Quite Agree

and as this was so important, I can't help from feeling 'if you not with us, you're against us'. After all this time and back and forth I find it distressing. Last week (?) Nancy P. asked them not to embarrass the president and yet he was made to look weak. Not a good move.

[Hortensis]

17. Proud "progressives" whose actions repeatedly sabotage what they

claim to believe in? Thing is, some are undoubtedly genuinely sincere about their positions on the issues, climate change, housing for the homeless, etc, but don't realize something else keeps proving to be more important and keeps leading them astray.

Of course, factional antagonism rules populist types, and that unfortunately tends to dominate any mixture they're in. But they're pretty simple to understand. It's all about smashing the Democratic establishment.
Ideology's a thin carapace, easily discarded and regrown.

[Me.]

18. I'm Very Much In Favor Of What They Say They Are For

But the way they go about their business makes me wonder, as you mentioned, what their priorities are. I also feel like they have such mistrust in their fellow dems that it is a huge problem. It's either that or a my way or the highway attitude. They've made no friends over the last several months when so many of us felt action was really required. We will never really know if a passed bill would have helped in Va. but it wouldn't have hurt. They have voted too many times with the Cons lately, as a matter of conscience, for dems to feel good about what they're doing.

[Hortensis]

19. If only everyone could commit so firmly to their beliefs

that few would get seduced into loyalty to political figures and factions instead. The political version of refusing to mistakenly worship statues and false gods.

As for those who believe the BBB and BIL are garbage and hope opponents manage to trash them,... What to say? We're on nonintersecting lines going very different directions.

[Me.]

20. ...

[sheshe2]

5. i am shocked....not.

[Silent3]

6. I'm not sure what this means

I don’t sense much fanfare, and no other posts like this is a big deal.

Is this just some obscure procedural step? Something bigger? BIF? BBB?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

10. I think that was the procedural vote this afternoon nt