Posted on 11/01/2021 5:22:13 PM PDT by Libloather
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal on Monday said her caucus is ready to move forward on two bills key to President Joe Biden's agenda "as soon as tomorrow," a significant concession after previously seeking direct assurances from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on the legislation.
Speaking with CNN's Victor Blackwell on "CNN Newsroom," Jayapal said that after spending the weekend reviewing the legislative text and conferring with the progressive caucus, she is ready to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill as well as the $1.75 trillion social safety net expansion bill once a few details in the latter are finalized. Progressives, who have so far held up the bipartisan measure by demanding a concurrent vote on the larger package, trust that Biden can get all Democratic senators on board with the social safety net legislation, she said.
"The President said he thinks he can get 51 votes for this bill. We are going to trust him. We are going to do our work in the House and let the Senate do its work," the Washington state Democrat said. "But we're tired of, you know, just continuing to wait for one or two people."
Her comments came just after Manchin said that he won't support the social safety net expansion bill until there is "greater clarity" about the impact it will have on the country's national debt and the economy. The West Virginia Democrat had been frustrated that Democrats were trying to get him to make a full-throated endorsement of the plan -- and he wanted to make clear where he stood while getting lobbied to support adding even more social programs to the plan, according to a source familiar with his thinking.
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Blinked?
I’d love to send the incredibly ugly and low IQ commie Jayapal back to whatever hellhole she infested our country from. Why are these people from the slime-ridden parts of the world so adamant in their hatred of the freedom of the U.S. and their love of communism?
If predictions about the VA race are correct, her particular brand of kooky legislation is done. The "normal" democrats will panic.
She'll be able to go to the nutjobs that support her ilk and truthfully say that she did everything she could... and blame the "normal" democrats... inciting more primary challengers.
She's thinking long-term about achieving her goals. She knows this is over for now, so she's making lemonade out of lemons.
India.
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CNN doesn’t even give the real numbers.
Keep adding.
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In time for tomorrow’s election.
These are the Assistant Democrats that made all of this possible
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Roy Blunt (R-MO) Richard Burr (R-NC) Deb Fischer (R-NE) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rob Portman (R-OH) Thom Tillis (R-NC) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Jim Risch (R-ID) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Roger Wicker (R-MS) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) John Hoeven (R-ND) Susan Collins (R-ME) Mitt Romney (R-UT)
She should get an award for ugliest member of congress which is quite an achievement
McAuliffe’s bloodbath coming tomorrow will scare any Ds thinking of running for Congress in ‘22.
Methinks many of those Ds already know what happens tomorrow in VA, and perhaps even NJ.
Americans are sick and GD tired of liberal insanity. We can also expect lots of Ds announcing retirement later this week.
Conservatives are at the mercy of the Gods until midterms, UNLESS the Virginia and New Jersey elections knock some sense into these bastards.
Not being a particulary religious type, I will nonetheless have prayers up tomorrow.
Well, India is an excrement filled pus hole.
It is over 10 years to start to give bigger numbers. Then they just use 2 or 3 to show everyone how much they cut from what they wanted.
No just liars and cowards
Dems must plan to use Dem poll workers to count the Senate vote totals. “Looks like 56 to me, Horace.”
India doesn’t want this Stalinazi. They actually want to prosper and succeed.
I totally agree. All federal office holders should be natural born citizens. Even the appointees and those who work in the bureaucracies.
Actually, Rosa DeLauro would be my choice for the award.
Go back to India, Jayapal. (And Omar back to Somalia).
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