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In reply to the discussion: Senate Democrats just laid out their $3.5 trillion plan to hike taxes on the wealthy & begin [View all]Budi
(15,325 posts)41. Ya I'm pretty sure while Joe & his Democrats were knee deep & late night writing a 3.5 tr policy....
...3.5 tr policy pkg your friends were busy posing for social media selfies.
They were barely part of the Democrat's most historic policy since The New Deal..
Same goes for the eviction bill they claimed as their own when it was Maxine Waters, who saw to the policy being written, completed & presented the final week of JULY.
This 3.5 tr is President Biden's BFD along with Democratic leaders Schumer & Pelosi.
Someone lied to you about the facts of WHO did the hard part.
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Senate Democrats just laid out their $3.5 trillion plan to hike taxes on the wealthy & begin [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2021
OP
Hopefully soon people will "wonder" what post we are talking about, if you know what I mean.
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2021
#18
Three members, representing the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have already issued....
George II
Aug 2021
#21
It's also a vague smear of Biden's effectiveness at getting legislation passed AND.....
George II
Aug 2021
#27
This is BIDEN'S bill and you're criticizing him as NOT wanting it? C'mon. And there isn't a....
George II
Aug 2021
#22
Damn the MeidasTouch guys (they're brothers) are good! I love that last view of Biden grinning!!!!
George II
Aug 2021
#36
In 7 months! You know, one of the many Debby Downers posting this morning was griping...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#44
Ya I'm pretty sure while Joe & his Democrats were knee deep & late night writing a 3.5 tr policy....
Budi
Aug 2021
#41
"this legislation is about restoring the middle class in the 21st Century" THIS is Joe Biden 💙
Budi
Aug 2021
#2
The ole, "The devil is in the details". With no new taxes it's going to be hard to get $3.5 trillion
jalan48
Aug 2021
#13
I loved what Joe said to the millionaires: "Don't worry, you'll still have your 3 houses...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#24
Manchin and Sinema will work to take many of the nice things out of the bill,
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Aug 2021
#48
The final bill absolutely can be slashed from what it is now, they only passed the budget
Celerity
Aug 2021
#51
The big hurdle is final passage, the rest is more or less window dressing. Yes, in theory even the
Celerity
Aug 2021
#57
This bill is so progressive there's n way the progressives turn down whatever version is
Johnny2X2X
Aug 2021
#58
I wish people would stop bashing Manchin and Sinema - THEY VOTED FOR IT, and Manchin...
George II
Aug 2021
#50
That's incorrect in regards to the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, which is the subject of the OP
Celerity
Aug 2021
#56
Manchin voted for a Republican amendment to the bill to keep Hyde, and once again poor people
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#54
All concern about what extreme right wingers at Just the News might think of Democrats
lapucelle
Aug 2021
#63
erm, I used that to show what the RWers think of it, I CLEARLY stated that in my post, and that
Celerity
Aug 2021
#64
Erm, as stated, all concern about what extreme right wingers think of Democrats is duly noted.
lapucelle
Aug 2021
#66
I never claimed that there was RW crowing in either the Yahoo or the Politico articles, you
Celerity
Aug 2021
#67
It also now includes renewing the Hyde amendment, thanks to Joe Manchin.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#55
I know. They're indicators of what's expendable when the hard work begins on this package. For at
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#61
I know. It is a really handy bargaining chip for both sides -- as marginalized people often are.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#68
It's a bargaining chip because it lets Republicans score points by ensuring federal funds don't pay
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#72
He did it to signal that down the road, including Hyde in a spending bill he's said he
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#75
A possible signal concerning a hypothetical bill that might be introduced at some time in the future
lapucelle
Aug 2021
#79
It's a non-binding resolution. It is not going to ensure anything about federal funds. N/T
lapucelle
Aug 2021
#77
I mean we can keep saying this back and forth but I think I've made my point clear to anyone
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#78
the entire budget resolution (the basic framework that was just passed) is non-binding
Celerity
Aug 2021
#69
I know. If the entire resolution is nonbinding, it's poing is indicating where people want to go.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#70