...or Ginger Stalin....
Posted on 12/19/2021 9:20:28 AM PST by RandFan
Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances.
Weeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that the President then subsequently announced. Senator Manchin pledged repeatedly to negotiate on finalizing that framework “in good faith.”
On Tuesday of this week, Senator Manchin came to the White House and submitted—to the President, in person, directly—a written outline for a Build Back Better bill that was the same size and scope as the President’s framework, and covered many of the same priorities. While that framework was missing key priorities, we believed it could lead to a compromise acceptable to all. Senator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground. If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator’s colleagues in the House and Senate.
Senator Manchin claims that this change of position is related to inflation, but the think tank he often cites on Build Back Better—the Penn Wharton Budget Institute—issued a report less than 48 hours ago that noted the Build Back Better Act will have virtually no impact on inflation in the short term, and, in the long run, the policies it includes will ease inflationary pressures. Many leading economists with whom Senator Manchin frequently consults also support Build Back Better.
Build Back Better lowers costs that families pay. It will reduce what families pay for child care. It will reduce what they pay for prescription drugs. It will lower health care premiums. And it puts a tax cut in the pockets of families with kids. If someone is concerned about the impact that higher prices are having on families, this bill gives them a break.
Senator Manchin cited deficit concerns in his statement. But the plan is fully paid for, is the most fiscally responsible major bill that Congress has considered in years, and reduces the deficit in the long run. The Congressional Budget Office report that the Senator cites analyzed an unfunded extension of Build Back Better. That’s not what the President has proposed, not the bill the Senate would vote on, and not what the President would support. Senator Manchin knows that: The President has told him that repeatedly, including this week, face to face.
Likewise, Senator Manchin’s statement about the climate provisions in Build Back Better are wrong. Build Back Better will produce a job-creating clean energy future for this country—including West Virginia.
Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word.
In the meantime, Senator Manchin will have to explain to those families paying $1,000 a month for insulin why they need to keep paying that, instead of $35 for that vital medicine. He will have to explain to the nearly two million women who would get the affordable day care they need to return to work why he opposes a plan to get them the help they need. Maybe Senator Manchin can explain to the millions of children who have been lifted out of poverty, in part due to the Child Tax Credit, why he wants to end a program that is helping achieve this milestone—we cannot.
We are proud of what we have gotten done in 2021: the American Rescue Plan, the fastest decrease in unemployment in U.S. history, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, over 200 million Americans vaccinated, schools reopened, the fastest rollout of vaccines to children anywhere in the world, and historic appointments to the Federal judiciary.
But we will not relent in the fight to help Americans with their child care, health care, prescription drug costs, and elder care—and to combat climate change. The fight for Build Back Better is too important to give up. We will find a way to move forward next year.
WHAT?! Inflation, thousands of COVID deaths, a debacle in Afghanistan, turning the country from an energy exporter to begging OPEC to increase production..... Quite a list of accomplishments.
Ginger Goebbels....
Yes!!
Biden made the insulin costs go way up right away. My wife has to pay hundreds more each 90 days for the type of Rx plan we have---which is a good one.
Biden is to blame. President Trump held the line and was working on a solution to make the suppliers allow affordable pricing on the health plans. That ended with Sleepy Joe.
Now let’s consider all the lies coming from Brandon.
Who would you trust ?
...or Ginger Stalin....
“Build Back Better lowers costs that families pay.”
You mean the families will get a little dough corporations will pay for and therefore the corporations will raise prices and cancel out the “little dough”.
It sucks, doesn’t it Jen, when bills are actually read before voted on. Joe and the conservative critters are the only ones who know what’s in it.
“those families paying $1,000 a month for insulin”
That is a ripoff but needs to be handled outside the build back better package.
Hey Jen maybe harassing the shit out of Manchin incessantly wasn’t such a good idea, huh.
Maybe she’s doing it because the faux potus, Mr. Brandon, can’t string together two consecutive sentences that anyone can understand. Problem is; If she’s going to speak for Brandon she’s REQUIRED to lie.....because that’s all Brandon does; gibberish and all! It’s all lies!
🚨 PROPAGANDA ALERT 🚨
👩🏻🦰 Ginger Goebbels demands you ignore your lying eyes and obey your masters 🇨🇳
Yeah, well a LOT of us didn’t like it when Biden went against HIS word and tried imposing vaccine mandates.
He is as close to a Zell Miller that we have seen in a long time. If Liz Cheney keeps it up maybe we can arrange a swap.
Psaki for some reason, is distorting the truth again. Manchin made no committment at any time to vote for that monstrosity. She is deliberately being dishonest in what she says.
So Jen, are you calling Joe a liar?
Why do I think PsakiSchiff is lying?
She’s never lied to us before.
Why do I think she is now???
I have no doubt that slimy Chief of Staff Rob Klain ordered her to do it while Brandon was napping this morning.
Now here's the question...will this finally be enough for Manchin to tell them all to go bugger themselves and switch sides? Wouldn't that be a hoot?
McConnell: 'It would be a great idea' for Manchin to switch parties
SCOOP: Manchin Tells Associates He’s Considering Leaving the Democratic Party and Has an Exit Plan?
This is monumentally crappy bill. Some lefty idiots in DC actually think this will be some crowning achievement.
“Sucks to be Jen.”
... and it really sucks to be married to her.
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