- 3 bills are in question, Infrastructure(passed by Senate), Reconciliation($3.5 trillion package), and Budget
- Reconciliation bill is where the Dems have loaded up social issues(voting, Immigration, etc) to appease their base, which requires 60 votes under the rules.
- Reconciliation bill is where the Dems have loaded up social issues(voting, Immigration, etc) to appease their base, which requires 60 votes under the rules.
- Progressives in the House number 95 votes and have said they will not vote for infrastructure if this doesn’t pass, tying virtually all 3 together
- Senate Parliamentarian upheld the limits of that reconciliation process so Dems could not use 51 majority rule to pass it where
- Senate Parliamentarian upheld the limits of that reconciliation process so Dems could not use 51 majority rule to pass it where
Manchin and Sinema(in reality 4 others also) were roadblocks to avoid filibuster
- To get around this, Dems are attempting to combine Budget and Reconciliation to force the GOP and moderate Dems to vote on it using blackmail/pressure from market turbulence
- To get around this, Dems are attempting to combine Budget and Reconciliation to force the GOP and moderate Dems to vote on it using blackmail/pressure from market turbulence
- GOP will only vote for Budget issue in a clean bill w/o upping the debt ceiling, Dems are wanting both bills voted on in unison with debt ceiling risen for leverage
- Dems will attempt to modify the filibuster rules to allow for 51 vote majority passage, but its unlikely they
- Dems will attempt to modify the filibuster rules to allow for 51 vote majority passage, but its unlikely they
even have the votes for that either, delaying all bills.
I cannot see how these bills pass within the week unless we have a serious market correction which as been on the agenda since April.
I cannot see how these bills pass within the week unless we have a serious market correction which as been on the agenda since April.
The Dems do not want to raise the budget alone and have all the blame for the economy which is on shaky ground as is... McConnell knowing this just said there will be no GOP support
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1440049232086405130?s=20
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