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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJayapal: 4% Of Democrats In The House and Senate Are Blocking Build Back Better From Passing
Posted By Tyler Stone
On Date October 1, 2021
On MSNBC, Rep. Pramila Jayapal explained why House progressives are not backing down against Senator Manchin and Sinema:
"So I can't say what's driving somebody to be against it, but what I can say is 4 percent. 4 percent of all the Democrats in the House and the Senate are blocking the build back better act from passing. 96 percent agree with us. The president agrees with us. And the speaker of the House, the Senate majority leader, everybody is with us on this, and yet we`re being -- you know, that`s the thing about narrow majorities.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/10/01/jayapal_4_of_democrats_in_the_house_and_senate_are_blocking_build_back_better_from_passing.html
The irony: Sinema says lack of infrastructure vote 'inexcusable' and erodes trust within Democratic party
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/02/politics/kyrsten-sinema-infrastructure-vote-democrats/index.html
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Jayapal: 4% Of Democrats In The House and Senate Are Blocking Build Back Better From Passing (Original Post)
BeckyDem
Oct 2021
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FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)1. The public wants it to pass also.
BeyondGeography
(39,393 posts)2. Re. the erosion of trust, I don't trust this person
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)4. Sad, the entire spectacle has been truly painful to watch.
After 4 years of Trump, a pandemic, no one deserves this kind of obstruction from their own party.
mvd
(65,180 posts)3. It's unbelievable that the conservative Democrats are blaming
a small far left faction for the lack of progress when most Democrats want the same thing that the progressives want.
Still hopeful everything comes together and we get both bills passed.
aocommunalpunch
(4,247 posts)8. It's ENTIRELY believable.
Thats been the way of the walk forever. Theyre just confused why it isnt working this time like it has in the past.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,696 posts)7. Now that's accurate framing in a headline! Nt