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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It looks like neither bill will survive.[/quote]

Infrastructure would if they would unshackle it from that bloated Build Back Better bill.

Its already done the hard part of passing the Senate. The House is a rubber-stamp and they already have GOP support anyway.[/quote]

Well no, it's not going to pass the house.  If it goes to vote on Sept. 27 as planned, almost all republicans will vote against it (it will get maybe 5 GOP votes), and 50-70 democrats will vote against it.[/quote]

Any democrat on record voting against a badly needed infrastructure bill should be primaried. They literally have one job - and here they are mucking it up.[/quote]

None of the progressive house dems are scared of a primary from the right attacking them for voting against more money for highways in west virginia.  These members all come from very blue progressive districts.  They are concerned about primaries from the left if they fail to get priorities like paid leave, expanded child tax credit, pre-K, etc.  [/quote]

We should test out how they fare without democratic party money and resources behind them. Let them whither away in the wind if this is the best they can offer. Sick of them.[/quote]

AOC doesn't need the party's cash.  She outraises any member of the party, including Pelosi.  The centrists, on the other hand, very much do need it.  The DCCC has given some soft hints to the 9 house centrists that their party funding could be taken away if they kill reconciliation.[/quote]

She can't afford to be the face of a blocked Infrastructure bill either. Not after being the sole reason her district lost  on the Amazon HQ. Her constituents would benefit from the jobs and the better transportation improvements as much as anyone else.[/quote]

What transportation improvements does the bill provide to her district or her constituents?[/quote]

Are you kidding? Her constituents live in a city with one of the busiest ports, railways, and airport infrastructure in the country. Infrastructure that they as citizens use or benefit from every time they step outside, decide to leave or enter their borough, or gasp - look for groceries on the shelves because you need ships to bring the food in. Blocking this when we, and New York City, desperately needs it as much as anyone else is callous.

[b]Is New York not a city? Does it not have bridges?[/b]
$110 billion for roads and bridges. In addition to construction and repair, the funding also helps pay for transportation research at universities, funding for Puerto Rico’s highways, and “congestion relief” in American cities.

[b]New York City has the top two busiest railway stations in the country - New York Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal. [/b]
$66 billion for railroads. Funding includes upgrades and maintenance of America’s passenger rail system and freight rail safety, but nothing for high-speed rail. 
[b]
JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark are three of the busiest airports on the Eastern seaboard.[/b]
$25 billion for airports. This allocation provides funding for major upgrades and expansions at U.S. airports. Air traffic control towers and systems would receive $5 billion of the total for upgrades.

[b]New York also has one of the biggest and busiest deep-harbor ports on the Eastern seaboard. Its sort of famous for hosting the U.S.S. Comfort during the pandemic.[/b]
$17 billion for ports. Half of the funds in this category would go to the Army Corps of Engineers for port infrastructure. Additional funds would go to the Coast Guard, ferry terminals, and reduction of truck emissions at ports. [/quote]

Yes, what part of that goes to her district or NYC in particular?  Those are all broad bullet points without details.  It is likely that the urban oriented stuff will primarily flow to second tier cities and urban areas when all is said and done.  Most of it goes to rural areas and suburbs.  You cannot demand that they look at the national interest while not demanding the same of Manchin/Sinema.  Her district needs what's in the reconcilliation bill.  Their states need what's in the infrastructure bill.  Seems to me like they need each other to help all of their constituents.[/quote]

Why does AOC's district need what's in the reconciliation bill more than anyone else? I wasn't aware NYC was dealing with forest fires and droughts.

[b]$135 billion for the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry. Funding to be used to address forest fires, reduce carbon emissions, and address drought concerns. [/b][/quote]

Childcare, preK, community college, SALT (which she's against but whatever), tax cuts for those under $400k.

Btw: i gave you a gimme.  The Amtrak funding is in the infrastructure bill.  [/quote]

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