Posted on 08/11/2021 4:16:54 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate early Wednesday, advancing President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after handing him a companion triumph on a hefty infrastructure package.
Lawmakers approved Democrats’ budget resolution on a party-line 50-49 vote, a crucial step for a president and party set on training the government’s fiscal might on assisting families, creating jobs and fighting climate change. Higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations would pay for much of it. Passage came despite an avalanche of Republican amendments intended to make their rivals pay a price in next year’s elections for control of Congress.
House leaders announced their chamber will return from summer recess in two weeks to vote on the fiscal blueprint, which contemplates disbursing the $3.5 trillion over the next decade. Final congressional approval, which seems certain, would protect a subsequent bill actually enacting the outline’s detailed spending and tax changes from a Republican filibuster in the 50-50 Senate, delays that would otherwise kill it.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., once a progressive voice in Congress’ wilderness and now a national figure wielding legislative clout, said the measure would help children, families, the elderly and working people — and more.
“It will also, I hope, restore the faith of the American people in the belief that we can have a government that works for all of us, and not just the few,” he said.
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We are done.
Trump couldn’t even get $3.5 billion to go to the border wall for the good of the country, and not even from surpluses or taken from military spending that was already approved, but Republicans go along with this utter BS to the tune of $3.5 TRILLION!!!! The fix is in, we are done, Jesus come back soon, but if we have to fight a civil war first let’s get it on!!!
We are in rough seas, that is true. But steer into the wind, and the oncoming waves, there is a bare possibility that we may survive. If the ship gets sideways, it will roll and possibly swamp, and the long axis of the ship is subject to battering waves, possibly breaking the ship in two.
Not a good prognosis, no matter what.
Yep. I’m taking my name off the voting rolls. I’ll never vote again but don’t want someone voting in my name.
SO that AZ Commie Senator LIED .
She just suckered the Rhinos to. voter in the Disaster bill and she voting for this mess
Commie Media spread her LIE . China Mitch could shut down the Senate For ever .
HE wants 30 million AMNESTY the Dem Senate parliamentarian Okayed .
The Radical Corp Propaganda outlets are HIDING in the Lie machine spin .
Murdoch LIE machine is hiding it.
The 30 million AMNESTY ends the country .
China Mitchs Does the CCP work .
The Chamber of Crony Capitalist nightmare begins .
Its over folks .
We are leaving soon for overseas .
Good luck .
Agree. It should start to collapse fairly soon - don't be caught unprepared.
In Venezuela the fed up citizenry tried to do just that then the Venezuelan thug-ocracy made voting mandatory.
Senate: “Helm, hard left rudder!!”
19 GOP Senators basically schlonged us all into this by voting to approve the first infrastructure bill.
PING!
Owning the media is invaluable for a communist country.
Schumer with 50 gets it done. Mcturtle with 52 cannot get anything done. Any question whom the a hole is? They may stop the voting bill because it is their financial interest only to block it. These RINO bastards should rot in hell.
Fallacious drivel
You are comparing apples to assholes
You can take the frog out of the boiling water now. They just stuck a fork in it to see if it was done.
AMNESTY for. 30 million is in the Budget .
The China Mitch / Rubio / Grahmnesty Dream bill for the Chamber of Crony Capitalists.
They could of blocked it but they want it .
Its all a bad charade .
The USA is done .
This page will soon be a blur; https://usdebtclock.org/
She gave cover to the Rhinos citing for the Evil BS crap by saying she wont vote for this bill .
She was going on vacation .
LIAR .
The Corp Dem propaganda outlets spread that lie .
So, a good time buy land, silver?
Voting not citing .
Spell check attack .
By never voting again, you are, by definition surrendering to the Democrats.
Announcing it here is a cowardly attempt to convince others to surrender like you.
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