Posted on 08/12/2021 12:30:35 PM PDT by upchuck
Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday said he had serious concerns about Senate Democrats' planned $3.5 trillion spending plan, potentially gumming up efforts to move ahead with President Joe Biden's top priorities.
The Democrat-led Senate approved a blueprint for the plan early on Wednesday morning in a 50-49 vote along party lines, after lawmakers sparred over the need for huge spending to fight climate change and poverty.
Now Biden's Democratic Party embarks on weeks of debates about priorities including universal preschool, affordable housing and climate-friendly technologies, with progressives like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeking robust action on climate change and moderates including Senator Kyrsten Sinema expressing concern about the bill's price tag.
Manchin, a moderate who often acts as a bridge between his party and the Republicans, said in a statement that he was worried about potentially "grave consequences" for the nation's debt as well as the country's ability to respond to other potential crises.
The vote followed about 14-1/2 hours of debate that started right after the Senate on Tuesday passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill in a bipartisan 69-30 vote, proposing to make the nation's biggest investment in decades in roads, bridges, airports and waterways.
"It's been quite a night. We still have a ways to go, but we've taken a giant step forward to transforming America. This is the most significant piece of legislation that's been considered in decades," Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters after the budget resolution passed.
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Save yourself some time. DON'T read the article. You know Joe will cave.
For now, until he gets commitments for his state.
Lucy, Charlie Brown, football.......NOPE
He will probably be the only one.
Manchin may “object” but will vote for it and love it.
Thank you to all the Assistant Democrats that voted for the Trojan horse that made this possible, and thank you to all the assistant Assistant Democrats that re-elected them.
“ Strong possibility Joe will cave (as he always does) when this gets serious.
Save yourself some time. DON’T read the article. You know Joe will cave.”
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Manchin is a posturing, lying PIECE OF HUMAN EXCREMENT. He voted for the $3.5 trillion budget measure’s “framework” to further advance it.
This is an easy one. Just rename all the Robert KKK Byrd buildings, roads, and statues for Joe Manchin. He’ll cave in ten seconds.
Yeah, Yeah, Just like he objected to the 1.2 trillion dollar one....
Until he didn’t.
He’s just negotiating for a better bribe.
Bwwaaaa…
Sure. Tell me another story.
Hey, without all those “assistant Democrats” the Republican party wouldn’t have to rely on a Varsity Democrat like Manchin.
Joe Manchin is merely demanding more attention, and is upping his payoff price for voting for this. That’s all.
I can’t read the words 3.5 TRILLION without getting nauseous.
America is transformed. Obama’s party was a celebration for his victory.
How does spending trillions of dollars make housing affordable? I would think it would be better to leave it as it is. It is government spending that makes housing unaffordable. Inflation for one and why is the number of homeless people going up? That just shows that housing is becoming less affordable. Government has been “trying” to make housing more affordable for decades and now affordable housing equals tents.
Well, Senator, how about this: You and Sinema join the GOP to vote AGAINST the final resolution. With you two voting against, the GOP could even handle a defector like Romney or Murkowski.
Senate Democrats’ planned $3.5 trillion spending plan
It will never be paid off they just sold the country.
Xi grins
After 20 or so years, we’ve become used to bills not written by congressional committees where there is early debate and give and take.
Instead, rat special interests conspire with rat leadership to present enormous bills for members (who don’t read what they’re voting for) to support on the chamber floor.
This isn’t republicanism.
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