Hey stumbler, Trump is no longer President.

When we finally get to see the actual bill we'll know how cheaply those deplorables could be had.

 

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sure didn't waste any time. I know I was even surprised how swiftly he moved this. And its the treasonous conservative/Republican's worst nightmare. And no not the increases to the deficit and debt. They have always lied about that and proved it when they were running a trillion dollar deficit in a time of prosperity before anyone ever even heard of COVID. Their real nightmare is President Biden and the Democrats proving once and for all that government can work. And help them instead of just the 1%. Because the majority of Americans will vote for that.

Senate Democrats approve budget resolution, teeing up $3.5T spending plan

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate...budget-resolution-teeing-up-35t-spending-plan

 

Well let's see how they do here. I've never seen House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fail to come up with the votes. But the hills just getting stepper. And President Biden is up to his ass in alligators over Afghanistan. So against all those odds let's see if they can do it.

Scoop: Pelosi, White House officials plot infrastructure path

Sarah Mucha

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and senior White House officials met for 90 minutes on Tuesday to strategize how to ensure passage of major infrastructure spending, people familiar with the discussions tell Axios.

Why it matters: With the president's top legislative priority facing resistance among a Democratic caucus that's divided about how to proceed, top Biden aides and Pelosi (D-Calif.) are seeking to present a unified front.

The details: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, counselor Steve Ricchetti and legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell participated meeting, held over Zoom with Pelosi back in her district during the August recess.

• Officials declined to detail any playbook that emerged.

The meeting comes before the House returns on Aug. 23 and holds procedural votes on infrastructure legislation as well as a voting rights bill, which also was discussed.

• A $3.5 trillion resolution under consideration could allow Democrats to use the budget reconciliation process to unilaterally force through greater infrastructure spending than Republicans would accept.
• The House also will decide the fate of the $1.2 trillion Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill.

The backdrop: Moderate Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated over Pelosi's determination not to bring the bipartisan bill to a vote without the reconciliation bill.

• "You don't have a combined birthday party and Christmas party, because they're two different things," Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) told Axios in an interview Tuesday in her district.
• But progressive lawmakers have threatened to tank the bipartisan infrastructure plan unless it's tied to the $3.5 trillion bill that includes broader definitions of infrastructure, such as investments addressing child care, health care and climate change.

https://www.axios.com/scoop-pelosi-...ath-ee01a5c6-95e4-4f90-88f4-b35d8b99643a.html

 

If you had been watching the Capitol Hill correspondents and pundits last night you would have thought House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was headed for defeat in her own caucus. At east that's what they thought and it was the same story this morning. And they were all wrong.

House Democrats break internal impasse to adopt $3.5T budget plan



House Democrats on Tuesday rallied behind a new strategy to advance President Biden’s economic agenda shortly after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) struck a deal with a small group of moderates that was threatening to blow up leadership’s carefully laid plans to pass trillions of dollars in federal spending.

The House voted 220-212, strictly along party lines, to adopt a rule that allows Democrats to immediately begin work on a massive $3.5 trillion social benefits package. The rule also requires the lower chamber to take up the Senate-passed bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill by Sept. 27.

In addition, the rule clears the way for the House to vote later Tuesday on legislation that would restore the portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that required localities with histories of voter suppression to get federal clearance before making changes to election laws.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...eak-internal-impasse-to-adopt-35t-budget-plan

 

Oh, great news!
The despicables are about to jam a $3.5 TRILLION pig bill down our throats.
Increase the debt by about the same amount.
And just in time for inflation to fuck us all in the ass.
BRILLIANT!!
TIME TO CELEBRATE, EH STUMBLER?

 

Pelosi and House ditch town as Biden deals with Afghanistan evacuation, Americans dead in Kabul explosions
At least 12 US service members killed, dozens wounded outside Kabul airport


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi barely addressed the crisis in Afghanistan this week as the House of Representatives met for a few days to move along some of the Democrats' domestic legislative agenda, then closed up shop as terror threats grew.

With the Senate also out, President Biden left alone at the helm of the government to deal with threats to those trying to leave Afghanistan, including a terror attack Thursday at the Kabul airport that killed at least 12 U.S. service members and wounded dozens more. There was also a firefight and Afghan casualties at the site of the attack outside the Abbey Gate, according to a US official.

"There is an ongoing and high threat of terrorist attack. Do not travel to Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport. If you are in the area of the airport, move away to a safe location," the United Kingdom's government told citizens there Wednesday.

"Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a U.S. government representative to do so," the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said to Americans.


Then Thursday two explosions rocked Kabul, including a second explosion near the Baron hotel, where U.S. Army helicopters previously evacuated Americans into the Kabul airport.

Afghanistan's TOLO News reported that 30 patients have arrived at the Kabul Surgical Centre and six others were dead on arrival. Video reviewed by Fox News indicated that the death toll is likely significantly higher than that. And a source briefed on the Kabul situation told Fox News that it is "almost a certainty that Americans will be left behind."

But the House of Representatives in its two days in session this week took no votes on Afghanistan-related legislation. The only major votes it took were on a Democrat-backed elections bill and a procedural "rule" that advances Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan while scheduling a vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill.


Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Pelosi criticized two representatives who traveled to Afghanistan this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., slammed Pelosi, D-Calif., over what he alleged was a lack of focus on the most important issue of the moment.

Pelosi was around the Capitol "late into the night" working on Democrats' spending agenda, McCarthy said, but "not one moment of that time was spent on getting Americans home from Afghanistan."

McCarthy continued: "What do you think those Americans were doing late at night, trying to find a path to get to that airport?… Not one moment was spent on – not one dollar was passed this time in Congress. Five trillion, just deemed not debated, none of that money going to help an American get back."


President Joe Biden speaks about the economy and his infrastructure agenda in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, Monday, July 19th, 2021. Biden's ability to manage a foreign policy crisis may come under even further scrutiny this week amid a terror threat to the Kabul airport. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)



Congressional sources tell Fox News that they are getting information that the attack may be ongoing and more attacks to come. But because Congress is out of session it is difficult to brief members unless they can get to a secured location, information coming to lawmakers is fragmentary. Another source briefed on the situation said there are "hundreds of ISIS-K in the vicinity, attacks likely to continue."


Hundreds of people, some holding documents, gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Western nations warned Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul's airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon) (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

The most significant comments from Pelosi on Afghanistan came in a press conference in which she said, "Our hopes and prayers and thoughts are with the people there." She also lauded members, Rep Jason Crow, D-Colo., in particular, for supporting a bill to help increase the government's capability to evacuate American allies from Afghanistan. But that legislation came in July, well before the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated.

Pelosi also condemned Reps. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., and Seth Moulton, D-Mass., for traveling to Afghanistan this week, saying they put themselves and those around them in danger by doing so. But she bristled when asked whether the fact that the congressmen believed the trip necessary amid such a dire situation indicated a potential problem in the Biden administration's evacuation of Americans.



"No," Pelosi said. "I think it speaks to that they wanted to freelance on their own. I would not make anything bigger of this."

Pelosi's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment asking for a response to McCarthy's criticism.

Nevertheless, members of the House and Senate continue to say that they are getting reports from constituents and other Americans in Afghanistan that they are unable to get to the Kabul airport and be evacuated. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday about 1,500 Americans are still in Afghanistan and want to leave, and that the State Department has had direct contact with 500 in the past 24 hours. Blinken said 4,500 Americans had been evacuated.

This comes as the White House said Thursday that 17 U.S. military flights between 3 a.m. Wednesday and 3 a.m. Thursday evacuated 5,100 people from Kabul. The White House did not provide numbers on how many Americans were among those evacuated in that period.



Biden Thursday is meeting with his national security team in the morning on the Afghanistan situation before meeting with new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. In the afternoon, Biden will meet virtually with governors who agreed to resettle U.S. allies from Afghanistan in their states.

It's unclear if that schedule will remain on time in light of the attacks.

 

This so very much underscores how the despicables and the biden administration do not give a shit about America.
They are taking care of their business and ignoring ours.

No matter. 2022 approaches.

 

The World and allies of the U.S. see this as it is...a temporary hic-cup in foreign policy....both chambers of Congress and the White House are led by folks that are weak and our enemies are going to take advantage of that because they know that can get away with it will little to no repercussions for their actions.

 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just set Moscow Mitch up again. He's saying treasonous conservative/Republicans will refuse to raise the Debt Ceiling which would shut the government down and cause the US to default. And Pelosi just set him and treasonous conservative/Republicans up to make sure they own that if they do.

Democrats release debt ceiling bill that funds government through Dec. 3

House Democrats unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 3 and suspend the debt limit into next year as the deadlines to avert both crises loom in a matter of days.

The bill is expected to hit the House floor for a vote later Tuesday.

Republicans have been adamant that they won’t back a debt limit suspension as a form of protest against Democrats’ $3.5 trillion bill to expand social safety net programs.

While the bill tying a suspension of the debt limit through December 2022 to avoiding a government shutdown is expected to easily pass the House, it appears to lack the votes in the Senate where at least 10 Republicans would have to join with all Democrats for it to pass.

The bill also includes $28.6 billion to address recent natural disasters, including for Hurricane Ida, which recently ravaged the South and the East Coast. That may draw the support of some Republicans who want to ensure that disaster aid arrives to their districts in a timely fashion, but likely won’t draw a majority of the GOP.

hike
Another $6.3 billion in the bill would provide funding to temporarily provide shelter for Afghan refugees at U.S. facilities and in foreign countries, as well as for resettlement efforts.

The temporary stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1 would mean that lawmakers will be haggling over long-term spending close to the end of the year, using the December holidays as a way to pressure themselves to make a deal in a timely fashion.

“By extending funding through December 3, this legislation will allow Congress to negotiate full-year government funding bills that make historic and transformative investments to benefit working families. As we take that step today, providing help for people in desperate need is a moral imperative,” House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said in a statement.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...ling-bill-that-funds-government-through-dec-3

 

Here's another one. It is extremely rare to see a party propose legislation to limit the powers of the president when the president is in the same party. So I am very glad to see this. As I have said many times in the past 5 years I was shocked to see how weak our Constitution is to prevent a president from trying to become a dictator with an entire party that was willing to turn traitors with the president.

House Democrats unveil legislation to curtail presidential power




House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that aims to curtail presidential power and protect against abuse of power by future presidents, in an apparent rebuke of former President Trump's time in the White House.

The bill, dubbed the Protecting Our Democracy Act, includes a number of tenets to prevent presidential abuses, restore checks and balances, strengthen accountability and transparency, and protect elections.

It is sponsored by nine House Democrats — all of whom chair committees — and is supported by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). It also includes legislation offered by a number of other Democratic lawmakers.

The group mentioned the Trump administration in its description of the bill on its website, writing that the “aggrandizement” of presidential power “reached new heights” under the former president.

“The proposals respond to longstanding vulnerabilities in our democracy that have allowed for the aggrandizement of presidential power, many of which have been exploited over decades by presidents of both parties, and some of which reached new heights through the actions of the Trump administration,” the bill’s website reads.

“PODA responds to these abuses as lessons from which both parties must learn,” it adds.

The bill was first introduced during the 116th Congress. The House Democrats said it is the third pillar of the current Congress’s efforts to “protect, support, and restore the people’s faith in America’s democratic systems,” joining the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

The legislation specifically calls for prohibiting self-pardons by the president, suspending the statute of limitations for federal offenses made by a sitting president or vice president, strengthening Congress’s ability to enforce lawfully issued subpoenas, protecting inspector general independence and federal whistleblowers and strengthening the Office of Special Counsel’s ability to probe Hatch Act violations.

Additionally, the bill proposes requiring presidents, vice presidents or major party candidates for those offices to provide 10 years of tax returns to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), which is then required to make them public. If the president, vice president or candidate does not comply, the Treasury secretary would then be required to hand them over to the FEC.

on...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a co-sponsor of the bill, said Trump exposed “fault lines” in America’s democracy that still remain even though he is out of office.

“While Donald Trump is no longer president, the fault lines he exposed in the foundation of our democracy remain — ready for a future unethical president to exploit. These weaknesses continue to erode the American people’s trust in our democratic institutions and the norms that are essential to a functioning democracy,” Schiff said in a statement.

As Congress pursues its mission to strengthen and protect our democracy for future generations, these reforms will help ensure that we can keep our cherished republic,” he added.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...eil-legislation-to-curtail-presidential-power

 

Senate Democrats avert shutdown as GOP agrees to bill to fund the government for now: report





Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (AFP)
On Wednesday, CNN reported that Senate Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement to temporarily fund the government — averting a partial shutdown that was poised to happen at the end of the week.

"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Wednesday night that Democrats reached an agreement with Republicans on a continuing resolution to fund the government and they will be voting on it tomorrow morning," reported Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav. "'We have an agreement on the CR – the continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown – and we should be voting on that tomorrow morning,' Schumer said. Schumer said beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday the Senate will hold several amendment votes before they vote on the continuing resolution."

According to the report, the agreement involves splitting out the vote to raise the debt ceiling — a separate measure that would allow the government to keep paying its bills — into another measure. The debt ceiling is scheduled to be breached in mid-October, which economists and Treasury officials have warned could trigger a global economic shockwave and could leave retirees, troops, and federal contractors without payment.

Republicans are still refusing to provide votes on the debt ceiling, saying that Democrats will need to add it into the "Build Back Better Act" reconciliation bill and pass it themselves — even though the ceiling covers funds already spent, including measures Republicans themselves backed in the Trump years.



https://www.rawstory.com/congress-averts-government-shutdown/

 

15 Republicans join with Democrats as Senate passes bill to prevent government shutdown

Laura Olson, States Newsroom
September 30, 2021



Senator Richard Burr during a press briefing (Screenshot)
Congress made a last-minute dash to avert a government shutdown on Thursday, with the U.S. Senate approving a short-term spending bill just hours ahead of a midnight deadline.

Every Democratic and independent senator and 15 Republicans supported the bill in the 65-35 vote. The GOP senators in the “aye" tally included Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy of Louisiana; Susan Collins of Maine; Roy Blunt of Missouri; and Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

After the Senate vote, the federal spending bill — which will keep government agencies funded at current levels through Dec. 3, and provide $28.6 billion in aid for regions struck by extreme weather — heads to the U.S. House. That chamber is expected to pass the spending patch later on Thursday and send it to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it.

“This vote says we are keeping the government open," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday, calling it a “glimmer of hope" as Congress faces a slew of other legislative challenges.

Chief among those is increasing the federal borrowing limit, which must be done to prevent a default on the nation's debt obligations. That default could occur as soon as mid-October, according to Treasury officials.

Democrats, who barely control the split 50-50 Senate, initially sought to advance legislation that would have increased the national debt limit, in addition to the provisions to avert a government shutdown and to approve disaster aid.

But GOP senators opposed raising the debt limit at a time when Democrats also are seeking to push through a massive social spending plan with no Republican support. They blocked an attempt Monday to begin debate on that broader bill.

Democrats expressed frustration that Republicans would risk a default. But ultimately they were forced to push off the extension of the debt limit, which will need to be done with only Democratic votes to avoid economic chaos.

Several GOP-drafted amendments to the spending bill failed during Thursday's Senate floor votes, including one from Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas.

Marshall's amendment sought to prohibit the use of federal funds in enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. He argued that receiving a vaccine should be a “personal choice" and not one that is mandated by the federal government.

The amendment failed on a 50-50 vote. Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.), argued against Marshall's amendment, saying it would “weaken one of our strongest tools to get people through this crisis."

Meanwhile, other major pieces of the Democratic agenda remain stalled in Congress.

It remains unclear if Democratic leaders in the House will bring up President Joe Biden's infrastructure legislation on Thursday.

Key surface transportation programs are set to expire after Thursday, but progressives have opposed voting for the road-and-bridge funding while the fate of a separate but linked proposal to expand a raft of social safety-net programs remains in flux.

Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia have opposed the $3.5 trillion price tag of the proposal drafted based on Biden's “Build Back Better" policy plan. Democratic leaders have sought to pass that measure through the reconciliation process, which would allow it to be approved with 50 votes and without any support from Republicans.



Missouri Independent is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Missouri Independent maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Jason Hancock for questions: info@missouriindependent.com. Follow Missouri Independent on Facebook and Twitter.



https://www.rawstory.com/republican...e-passes-bill-to-prevent-government-shutdown/

 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said after a meeting with White House officials and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) that there would not be a deal on Thursday night on a framework for a social spending bill.

"We're going to come to an agreement. I'm trying to make sure they understand I'm at $1.5 trillion," Manchin told reporters after the meeting with Sinema, White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice and senior adviser Brian Deese.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/574841-manchin-says-i-dont-see-a-deal-tonight


JUST IN: No Vote Tonight On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Will Try Again Tomorrow (UPDATED)

UPDATE 11:10 pm ET: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki released a statement a few minutes ago reacting to the decision to not hold a vote tonight, saying that the president was “grateful to Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer for their extraordinary leadership, and to Members from across the Democratic Caucus who have worked so hard the past few days to try to reach an agreement on how to proceed on the Infrastructure Bill and the Build Back Better plan.”


“A great deal of process has been made this week, and we are closer to an agreement than ever,” Psaki continued. “But we are not there yet, and so, we will need some additional time to finish the work, starting tomorrow morning first thing.”

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/j...-infrastructure-bill-will-try-again-tomorrow/

 

Moderate Democrats have criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for not bringing the bipartisan infrastructure bill to a House vote. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D) of New Jersey and Stephanie Murphy (D) of Florida made their remarks after Friday’s House session.

Gottheimer said it was deeply regrettable Pelosi went back on her word to put the bill to a vote this week as promised. He took to Twitter to say “this is just one long legislative day, we literally aren’t adjourning. Negotiations are still ongoing and we’re continuing to work.”

“What I have made clear to the President and Democratic leaders is that spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs, when we can’t even pay for the essential social programs, like Social Security and Medicare, is the definition of fiscal insanity,” Gottheimer said in a statement. “Suggesting that spending trillions more will not have an impact on inflation ignores the everyday reality that America’s families continue to pay an unavoidable inflation tax.”

Meanwhile, a group of centrists Democrats accused House progressives of derailing an agreement with Pelosi to hold the vote. Rep. Murphy added the bipartisan and reconciliation bills should be considered separately, saying there is no link between the two. Murphy noted the delay has hindered her trust that leadership and progressives would negotiate with them in a fair manner.

 

We always knew that one way or the other, sooner or later, the despicables would turn on themselves and begin killing and eating their own.

*settles in with popcorn.

 

The hack fuck leftists have always had separate factions, they just hid it well...now, they dont care, now they are eating the moderates/bluedogs and have an insatiable appetite for it.

 

Moscow Mitch--Democrats will not get a single Republican vote to raise the debt limit for the trillions of debt we racked up under Trump.

Schumer--So you are going to lat the US default on the debts you Trump and the Republicans racked up. Because we are running out of time and the stock markets are already getting nervous. Not to mention not paying our troops or sending out Social Security cheeks?

Moscow Mitch--Oh alright I will fold like a cheap suit and come up with the 10 votes you need to break our filibuster. But only until December.

Schumer--Great, See you in December Moscow Mitch, And bring your cheap suit.

11 Republicans join Democrats to break debt ceiling filibuster

Bob Brigham
October 07, 2021



Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is the Senate Minority Leader.

The United States Senate passed a procedural motion that sets up a short-term extension of the debt limit.

The vote passed 61-38, with one vote in excess of the 60 votes required under Senate rules. The margin means that no single Republican can be declared the deciding vote by political opponents.

In the end, the final vote was 50-48, with the debt limit being extended entirely by Democrats.

The vote passed 61-38, with one vote in excess of the 60 votes required under Senate rules. The margin means that no single Republican can be declared the deciding vote by political opponents.

In the end, the final vote was 50-48, with the debt limit being extended entirely by Democrats.

CSPAN
@cspan
U.S. Senate votes 50-48 to raise the debt limit by $480 billion through December 3. The legislation now heads to the House. https://c-span.org/video/?515217-1/us-senate-votes-temporary-debt-limit-deal-expected-730pm&live

6:33 PM · Oct 7, 2021


https://www.rawstory.com/debt-limit/

 

'Let's get it done': House moves to vote on Build Back Better Act after CBO score is released

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams
November 18, 2021



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Photo: Screen capture)

Progressive U.S. lawmakers on Thursday evening looked forward to an imminent vote on President Joe Biden's flagship Build Back Better reconciliation bill after the Congressional Budget Office released its estimates for the sweeping package—an analysis that a few conservative Democrats demanded before they would support the legislation.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that it "estimates that enacting this legislation would result in a net increase in the deficit totaling $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not counting any additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement."

The $367 billion figure does not account for the $207 billion that the CBO projects in Internal Revenue Service savings, "meaning CBO's effective estimate is $160 billion in new deficits," noted NBC News' Sahil Kapur. "Treasury estimates IRS enforcement saves $400 billion, which could satisfy Dems on pay-fors—if they trust it."

Responding to the CBO publication, President Joe Biden tweeted that the $1.75 trillion social and climate package "is going to lower costs, create jobs, and rebuild our economy."

"Let's get this done," the president said.

Progressives relished the prospect of passing the reconciliation package following the publication of the CBO estimate and confirmation by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that a vote would take place Thursday evening.

"Let's get it done," tweeted Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.).

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramilia Jayapal (D-Wash.) tweeted, "Now, let's vote this bill through the House and move one step closer towards making this transformational package law!"

Jayapal added: "It's time to invest in paid leave, child care, universal pre-k, home care, climate action, affordable housing, healthcare, immigration reform, and so much more. It's time to Build Back Better."

When a handful of right-wing Democrats earlier this month sabotaged plans to simultaneously pass the Build Back Better Act and a Senate-approved bipartisan infrastructure bill—fearing that decoupling the two would kill the bolder legislation's chances in the evenly split upper chamber—Jayapal struck a deal with the House holdouts to vote after the CBO finished its review.

Right-wing Democrat Stephanie Murphy of Florida said Thursday she would vote to approve the package after seeing the CBO figures.

"The bill is fiscally disciplined," she said in a statement. "There is a lot of good in this bill, and as a pragmatic Democrat who wants to deliver for my constituents, I am never one to let the perfect become the enemy of the good."

Obstructionist holdout Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) told CNN Thursday that he did not know whether he would vote for the measure when it reached the upper chamber.

"I'm still looking at everything," he said. "I just haven't seen the final bill. So when the final bill comes out, CBO score comes out, then we'll go from there."

Popular drug pricing provisions of the package would save nearly $300 billion over the next decade, according to the CBO.

Meanwhile, Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at a provision of the reconciliation package that would extend a $285 billion tax cut in the form of a higher cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, saying, "It's bad policy, bad politics."

The SALT deduction provision—now the second-costliest piece of the Build Back Better Act—is supported by several conservative Democrats in high-tax states like New York and New Jersey and would disproportionately benefit wealthier households.

Progressive lawmakers' calls for a vote came as new polling from Data for Progress and Invest in America found that 64% of voters—including 87% of Democrats and 63% of Independents—support the Build Back Better Act.

https://www.rawstory.com/build-back-better-2655762071/

 

The despicables twirled and peed for 4 years about trumps "tax cuts for the rich". Trump is the one that put a $10,000 cap on deductions for state and local taxes, which meant higher taxes for the rich.

The despicables have now raised that cap to $80,000, and that benifits the rich immensely. Like over $289 BILLION.

More despicable hypocrisy and corruption.

Anyone voting for this pig bill is taking care of their fucking business, not ours.

 

Not paid for...

$367 billion added to National debt...annually...

Not paid for...

$1.7 trillion in spending over 10 years...

Not paid for...

Oh, and did I mention...it aint paid for.