Many Changes Still Coming to Budget Reconciliation Bill

[applegrove]

Many Changes Still Coming to Budget Reconciliation Bill

November 19, 2021 at 2:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 10 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/11/19/many-changes-still-coming-to-budget-reconciliation-bill/

"SNIP.......

Punchbowl News: “We dug into this a bit in the morning, but we expect lots of changes to the House bill. The SALT provision — hard fought by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and other Northeastern moderates — could become less generous in the Senate and tied directly to income levels. Immigration provisions may not survive the Byrd Rule. The expansion of Medicare to cover hearing programs may be gone or curbed significantly. Manchin has raised objections to the family and medical leave provision approved by the House. The tax changes in this current House bill — a new surtax on high earners, for instance — could be dramatically revised.”

“There will be a furious lobbying blitz by those companies, industries and trade groups that didn’t get what they want in the House bill to fix that in the Senate.”

......SNIP"

[nykym]

1. So the lobbyists will want to weaken the bill

by eliminating or getting rid of things they don't like.
What if the congress critters just say NO.
And point out that the money they want to give to get rid
of that provision is far short of what the industry would wind up paying.

[Silent3]

2. Of course, Manchin and Sinema will lead the courageous drive...

...to make what's left of BBB as tepid and rich-donor-friendly as possible.