Sanders Not as Hopeful on Spending Deal Today

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Sanders Not as Hopeful on Spending Deal Today

October 27, 2021 at 1:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 201 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/10/27/sanders-not-as-hopeful-on-spending-deal-today/

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A “very irritated” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), when asked if there would be a budget reconciliation agreement told Politico: “I don’t know. But I don’t think so.”

He went on: “I’m not quite clear in terms of the revenue package. Every sensible revenue option seems to be destroyed. Should we raise corporate tax rates, personal income taxes for the very wealthy? Of course, we should. But at least one person in the caucus doesn’t want to do that. Should we demand that the billionaires have to pay their fair share of taxes? Yes. There’s another person who doesn’t want to do that. So it seems to me almost every sensible progressive revenue option that the president wants and the American people want, and that I want, seems to be sabotaged.”

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[LonePirate]

1. As Senate Budget Chairman, I hope Sanders kills every pet project requested by Manchin and Sinema.

They deserve and should receive nothing for their sabotage.

[a kennedy]

2. what have both dip shits even requested??? I don't really give a shit what they EVER tried to

get passed, and NOW all the Democratic Reps, & Senators should just laugh them off the floor. TOTALLY DESPISE THEM BOTH.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Burn it down, Bernie- kill the bills AND block the debt ceiling unless ALL BBB elements included

Fuck Joe Manchin- let’s see how his donors feel when the world economy crashes and their stocks drop 50+%.

This is no longer negotiating for Biden’s agenda, it’s not even negotiating for a shit sandwich of Manchin’s leftovers, Manchin is trying to force passage of a meaningless bill that helps almost no one.