Posted on 10/10/2021 5:59:33 AM PDT by Libloather
Democrats are plotting their next moves on a massive social spending package that advances much of President Biden’s economic agenda, but they’ll also have to resolve several internal battles that are starting to heat up.
Congressional Democrats are refocusing their attention on the so-called human infrastructure proposal now that Senate passage of a short-term debt limit bill is in the rearview mirror. Lawmakers say the debt limit deal that resulted in a Senate vote on Thursday night clears the way for Democrats to devote their time to the spending package.
“Senate Democrats will focus on passing [the] Build Back Better agenda so we can finally build up ladders of opportunity for people to climb up to the middle class, to help people already in the middle class stay there, to fight climate change and create the good-paying jobs of tomorrow and rekindle that sunny American optimism that has long been the core of our national identity,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor Thursday.
In order for the spending package to pass, it will need the support of nearly every House member in the party as well as every Democratic senator. That’s shaping up to be a significant challenge, with moderates and progressives diverging on several key points.
Democrats have disagreements on a wide variety of issues, ranging from the overall size of the package to the contours of the spending programs and tax cuts in the bill and to the revenue raisers that will be used to pay for the legislation.
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I don't see jobs or the rona mentioned anywhere.
This bill is meant to transform America in one fell swoop. They’ll be no peaceful reversal if it passes. I think the gopE is on board with it. Once passed, there will be no going back. And I suspect there will be much death as a result.
His internal fight is whether to poop himself or not and its not much of a battle. It flows easily out of both ends.
“Clean electricity” could take us back to constructing via hand shovel if it accomplishes its intended squeeze on energy production.
I’ve been saying for two months: they control EVERYTHING yet can’t do ANYTHING. It’s not just Enema and Manchin-on-a-Hill. It’s the complete Maoist wing in the House.
This is very, very similar to Zero’s first two years, where they had a supermajority and barely got Obamacare through (which has now been totally gutted) and a porkulus . . . in TWO YEARS. Then the GOP came in and he was a lame duck for 6 years.
The only “shovel ready” jobs this regime will create will be for grave diggers.
Who will be doing these Jobs?? People don’t want to work now since they are getting paid to NOT WORK. There are more Help Wanted signs and ads today than I have ever seen in my LIFE!
BIDEN is the only ‘shovel ready’ thing goi’n on in DC
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