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Showing Original Post only (View all)Squad member to deliver response to Biden SOTU [View all]
Source: Politico
A member of the liberal Squad is delivering a formal response to President Joe Bidens State of the Union address Tuesday.
In the speech, given on behalf of the left-wing group Working Families Party, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is expected to hammer moderate Democrats who have stymied Bidens social spending and climate change package.
Tlaib will praise Bidens stimulus bill and make the case that liberals have pushed aggressively for his agenda, according to a summary of her remarks shared exclusively with POLITICO. She is also planning to argue that Republicans and a handful of intransigent Democrats have blocked progress on lowering the cost of housing, health care and prescription drugs.
The speech will put on display the deep rifts within the Democratic Party that have marked Bidens presidency. Months ahead of the daunting midterm election, many Democrats are looking to put aside those differences in order to present a united front against Republicans. But the left sees an opportunity in this years primaries to elect a more liberal Democratic majority to Congress.
In the speech, given on behalf of the left-wing group Working Families Party, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is expected to hammer moderate Democrats who have stymied Bidens social spending and climate change package.
Tlaib will praise Bidens stimulus bill and make the case that liberals have pushed aggressively for his agenda, according to a summary of her remarks shared exclusively with POLITICO. She is also planning to argue that Republicans and a handful of intransigent Democrats have blocked progress on lowering the cost of housing, health care and prescription drugs.
The speech will put on display the deep rifts within the Democratic Party that have marked Bidens presidency. Months ahead of the daunting midterm election, many Democrats are looking to put aside those differences in order to present a united front against Republicans. But the left sees an opportunity in this years primaries to elect a more liberal Democratic majority to Congress.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/23/squad-member-to-deliver-response-to-biden-sotu-00010877
Remember when there was ONE SOTU and ONE opposition response?
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Clearly if they start attacking the President, fellow Democratic members of Congress, it would be
JohnSJ
Feb 2022
#29
Didn't Tlaib vote with the majority of House Republicans against Pres. Biden's infrastructure bill?
lapucelle
Feb 2022
#119
Yes, well I'm sure she has an explanation for having voted against Biden's signature legislation,
lapucelle
Feb 2022
#160
She is a Democrat representing a third party...serious slap in the face to Democrats. I won't watch.
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#166
Well since the Squad faught to pass BOTH bills together but couldn't get the Sinema and Manchin
TeamProg
Feb 2022
#82
Even commenting when you are not the official Democratic person picked to give the response is a
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#168
This is dumb on so many levels. Labeling it as a response to the SOTU couldn't be more divisive.
brush
Feb 2022
#69
Sure, why should liberals in Congress support our president? It's so much easier to criticize
Walleye
Feb 2022
#3
I'm afraid we do have that faction who constantly try to validate GOP criticism of us
Walleye
Feb 2022
#83
Yeah that's gotta be it, lonesome as hell. Not at all worried about the effect on the midterms
Walleye
Feb 2022
#44
Midterms are actually national elections.other districts vote against our party
Walleye
Feb 2022
#59
We need to run progressives who are not Justice Democrats in deep blue districts...
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#169
"is the squad implying they are the opposition to the Democratic party?"
comradebillyboy
Feb 2022
#25
I wonder if these folks understand, they are likely destroying any chance for leadership roles in
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#170
I wonder if Fox will send her an invite to appear on Fox Morning or whatever.
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#172
Great, give the Republicans more ammo to use against Biden. I'm sick of it.
dem4decades
Feb 2022
#36
The excerpt does not say that it will be a "speech supporting Biden's agenda".
lapucelle
Feb 2022
#124
It's a self-serving claim belied by the fact of having voted against signature legislation.
lapucelle
Feb 2022
#131
It reports are true...she will criticize student loan responses by Biden...even though he has
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#173
Generally the opposition party gives a response/rebuttal. This is highly unusual and ill-advised....
George II
Feb 2022
#42
"Will she formally tender her resignation from the Democratic Party during the course of the speech?
comradebillyboy
Feb 2022
#46
Interesting to compare their "votes with the president" statistic to some others
FBaggins
Feb 2022
#65
Here are the numbers for the Senators who are less than 100.0% and their overall # among 50 Senators
George II
Feb 2022
#70
Not true. If it was based on only 50 votes how could there be percentages of....
George II
Feb 2022
#116
This has got to be one of the more out-of-touch threads I've read on this site.
jaxexpat
Feb 2022
#56
Is it any wonder that Politico got the "scoop", and if one goes further on Twitter she also got....
George II
Feb 2022
#105
It was reported this morning in Business Insider, The Hill, the Washington Post, UPI, and several..
George II
Feb 2022
#110
Well, we shall see what she has to say... I won't watch but will look at a transcript. What do you
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#174
She has a voice, she may speak. She doesn't seem to be stupid, she may speak eloquently.
jaxexpat
Feb 2022
#180
It is third party she speaks for...sorry I do not agree and would never vote for her
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#188
She will probably be elected in my congressional district this fall.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Feb 2022
#129
Remember when Politico wasn't owned by a right-wing German news conglomerate? nt
Rob H.
Feb 2022
#68
Are you claiming the story is false, or do you just not like that it's being reported?
brooklynite
Feb 2022
#73
"Tlaib told POLITICO in a statement" "according to a summary of her remarks shared exclusively with
betsuni
Feb 2022
#154
I am looking forward to Ms. Tlaib giving due credit to moderate Democrats in her response
Beastly Boy
Feb 2022
#179
I wouldn't if I were you...but some should consider...anybody can face a primary especially in safe
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#183
Not everyone in the party is a moderate. I like hearing from Democrats that I agree with.
Autumn
Feb 2022
#85
Seriously? The SOTU is not the right time. It will likely hurt our midterm efforts...hmm kind
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#177
Yeah I'm fucking serious. Don't act like this is the first time that 2 different people
Autumn
Feb 2022
#181
So criticizing the policy positions of, say, Manchin and Sinema is "bashing"?
brooklynite
Feb 2022
#142
The word "opposition" doesn't appear in either the headline or the article...
brooklynite
Feb 2022
#152
Opposition appears in the sentence you added that gives your prospective or opinion
questionseverything
Feb 2022
#153
It will be a commercial for Justice Democrats, the revolution that's supposed to happen after they
betsuni
Feb 2022
#106
Perhaps she should run for reelection as a member of the Squad Party instead of
Jose Garcia
Feb 2022
#123
That was a secondary Republican (opposition) response to a Democratic president's SOTU.
lapucelle
Feb 2022
#140
Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, Our Revolution want to be the Tea Party of the left.
betsuni
Feb 2022
#148
Those left-wing populist PACs believe the majority of Americans, including Republicans
betsuni
Feb 2022
#156
161 replies to this OP. More than any post on the front page of this forum, including Russia/Ukraine
Doremus
Feb 2022
#162
I can't believe at this moment...she would do this for a THIRD PARTY... unless she somehow
Demsrule86
Feb 2022
#164