House Dem moderates sent yet another letter to Pelosi Tues, screaming for passage of BIF NOW rather than after reconciliation
So far, they've cowed to her
But now they're talking @ blocking budget res by voting against a floor debate rule..
Getting dicey?
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So far, they've cowed to her
But now they're talking @ blocking budget res by voting against a floor debate rule..
Getting dicey?
punchbowl.news/wp-content/upl…
Per Punchbowl this am:
"The mods’ theory in bringing the infrastructure bill up now is that they want to strike while the iron is hot. As many as 20 House Republicans could vote for the infrastructure bill if Pelosi brings it up this month. If the House waits until the fall,
"The mods’ theory in bringing the infrastructure bill up now is that they want to strike while the iron is hot. As many as 20 House Republicans could vote for the infrastructure bill if Pelosi brings it up this month. If the House waits until the fall,
2/"it would almost certainly lose GOP support and could end up lumped into a big piece of legislation that moderates don’t want to support.
3/"Blocking the rule or opposing party backed legislation is the only kind of power that leadership understands. Look at the House Freedom Caucus and the influence they wielded inside the GOP. On the left, progressives have done it -- or threatened to.
4/"The Squad nearly brought down a Capitol security spending bill over concerns about police funding. Mods simply don’t do things like this (perhaps part of the reason they’re known as “moderates.”)
5/"Voting against a rule is a way for a lawmaker to send a signal that they’ve had enough. The upside to this strategy: Only three Democrats would need to join in to put an inordinate amount of pressure on Pelosi and the leadership. Letters don’t cut it."
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