As usual, Heather is right on target: "Today’s overarching story is connected to this one["the Trump campaign scammed supporters out of more than $122 million by tricking them into “recurring” donations."]. It is the same as yesterday’s big story, and the day before that, reaching on backward until the 2020 election. Republican Party lea…
As usual, Heather is right on target: "Today’s overarching story is connected to this one["the Trump campaign scammed supporters out of more than $122 million by tricking them into “recurring” donations."]. It is the same as yesterday’s big story, and the day before that, reaching on backward until the 2020 election. Republican Party leaders continue to insist, without evidence, that former president Donald Trump won the 2020 election and that Democrats stole it from him through voter fraud. A new Reuters/Ipsos found that six in ten Republicans believe this Big Lie.
However, "The Hill" broke a story by Alexander Bolton at 6:28PM last night: "The Senate parliamentarian [Elizabeth MacDonough] ruled Monday that Democrats can use special budgetary rules to avoid a GOP filibuster on two more pieces of legislation, setting the stage for President Biden's infrastructure agenda to pass in two packages with simple-majority votes.
It's a win for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) that allows him to pass Biden's $2.25 trillion package by revising the fiscal 2021 Budget Resolution.
Schumer could pass a budget resolution for fiscal 2022 to do a third reconciliation package for the second half of the Biden infrastructure agenda. Or the fiscal 2021 budget could be revised a third time to set up a third reconciliation package."
This, along with a majority-passed exception to the filibuster for Election Laws, would clear the way for cornerstone items on President Biden's agenda.
Wonderful news with one caveat, Manchin. He’s declared Democrats will have to go through him & 10 other unnamed Senators to pass the infrastructure bill. He wants changes/reductions.
Joe Manchin is all hat and no horse, as far as I'm concerned. For instance, I believe he wouldn't back Neera Tanden because of Tanden's criticism of Manchin's daughter, Heather, who was CEO of of Mylan, Maker of EpiPens, when its price was raised astronomically. Just as LBJ did when needed for his landmark legislation, Mr. Biden needs to call him and the other ten senators into his office for a heart-to-heart. It worked then and I believe it will now.
I think they are going to pass the infrastructure bill through reconciliation and there will be enough pork in the bill that they will get Manchin and the rest of the conservative Ds to agree. Biden is paying lip service to the idea of bipartisanship and Manchin is engaging in some face-saving. Watch for him to return from recess declaring that his constituents told him that they want the infrastructure bill. That ought to do the trick.
I heard this last night, and, while realizing I might be overly optimistic, it's beginning to look as though the stars just might be aligning for Joe. Happy dance, anyone?
As usual, Heather is right on target: "Today’s overarching story is connected to this one["the Trump campaign scammed supporters out of more than $122 million by tricking them into “recurring” donations."]. It is the same as yesterday’s big story, and the day before that, reaching on backward until the 2020 election. Republican Party leaders continue to insist, without evidence, that former president Donald Trump won the 2020 election and that Democrats stole it from him through voter fraud. A new Reuters/Ipsos found that six in ten Republicans believe this Big Lie.
However, "The Hill" broke a story by Alexander Bolton at 6:28PM last night: "The Senate parliamentarian [Elizabeth MacDonough] ruled Monday that Democrats can use special budgetary rules to avoid a GOP filibuster on two more pieces of legislation, setting the stage for President Biden's infrastructure agenda to pass in two packages with simple-majority votes.
It's a win for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) that allows him to pass Biden's $2.25 trillion package by revising the fiscal 2021 Budget Resolution.
Schumer could pass a budget resolution for fiscal 2022 to do a third reconciliation package for the second half of the Biden infrastructure agenda. Or the fiscal 2021 budget could be revised a third time to set up a third reconciliation package."
This, along with a majority-passed exception to the filibuster for Election Laws, would clear the way for cornerstone items on President Biden's agenda.
Wonderful news with one caveat, Manchin. He’s declared Democrats will have to go through him & 10 other unnamed Senators to pass the infrastructure bill. He wants changes/reductions.
Joe Manchin is all hat and no horse, as far as I'm concerned. For instance, I believe he wouldn't back Neera Tanden because of Tanden's criticism of Manchin's daughter, Heather, who was CEO of of Mylan, Maker of EpiPens, when its price was raised astronomically. Just as LBJ did when needed for his landmark legislation, Mr. Biden needs to call him and the other ten senators into his office for a heart-to-heart. It worked then and I believe it will now.
The statute of limitations hasn’t run out on that scandal either, I think.
Good point!
I think you have something there. Didn't know about the Tanden/Heather story. I think Biden can "convince" him. "C'mon, man - this will be epic."
I think they are going to pass the infrastructure bill through reconciliation and there will be enough pork in the bill that they will get Manchin and the rest of the conservative Ds to agree. Biden is paying lip service to the idea of bipartisanship and Manchin is engaging in some face-saving. Watch for him to return from recess declaring that his constituents told him that they want the infrastructure bill. That ought to do the trick.
Thank you for the insight.
This is rather significant...
Consider that there are years that budget reconciliation isn't possible. I don't understand the mechanism, but three in one year is huge.
I heard this last night, and, while realizing I might be overly optimistic, it's beginning to look as though the stars just might be aligning for Joe. Happy dance, anyone?
Whoooo hoooooo!!