Biden strikes out with King Manchin
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Anonymous
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https://www.axios.com/scoop-biden-bombs-manchin-b2b4acbd-24d0-40a3-ba6f-c0509e0e0224.html
President Biden failed to persuade Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to agree to spending $3.5 trillion on the Democrats' budget reconciliation package during their Oval Office meeting on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. |
Anonymous
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What would LBJ do with manchin?
Has Biden tried unzipping and pulling it out to show who is bigger and demonstrating dominance? |
Anonymous
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Watching the democrats crash and burn even with a mandate is hilarious.
At least someone has the spine to say no mas to more wreckless spending. |
Anonymous
Like the $276 million spent on the futile Newsom recall? |
Anonymous
A 50/50 Senate and a narrow majority in the House is not a mandate. Of course that is exactly the nature of the problem. They want so badly to believe they have a mandate to do great big incomprehensibly expensive things, but what voters really wanted was Trump out and otherwise no big changes. |
Anonymous
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House Democrats made the stupid move to write a $3.5 trillion bill that won't pass the Senate.
Manchin doesn't care what leadership wants. He's not the type of guy who's cajoled by anyone. And he also enjoys being in the limelight, which causes him to dig his heels in even further. A $1-$1.5 trillion package is possible provided the so-called progressives in the House don't have a temper tantrum. |
Anonymous
| The really sad thing is West Virginia needs that infrastructure bill so badly, but Manchin in more interested in flexing than helping his constituents. |
Anonymous
| Good for Manchin. I’m a Democrat, but we need to save some financial fire power for problems down the road. It’s reckless to spend that much money! |
Anonymous
More than the physical infrastructure, WV absolutely needs the “human infrastructure.” It’s population is one of the oldest in the country. And it’s largely poor, so it desperately needs senior housing, in home care, nursing facilities, etc |
Anonymous
That's not exactly right either. There are significant majorities that DO want big things, and in the grand scheme of things they aren't overly expensive nor even remotely incomprehensible. It's just that corporate interests oppose it. Really the only reason Manchin is opposing this infrastructure bill is because his corporate fossil fuel donors don't like it. That's it. That's all there is to it. |
Anonymous
Manchin is already bought by the lobbyist. |
Anonymous
+1 His constituents and states like his are the ones in need of redistributed wealth. |
Anonymous
The 2017 tax cut was nothing but reckless. An unfunded multi-trillion dollar vacuum. |
Anonymous
| Manchineel is like the tail that tries to wag the dog. In response the over hundred democratic representatives in the house issue an ultimatum to Manchineel and Senema. Either they support the 3.5 trillion proposal or they will see the bipartisan infrastructure deal they put together will fail in the House. |
Anonymous
| Apologies for stupid iphone autocorrect. |