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Kinda has a point though -

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:14:00 +0000

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Kinda has a point though - albeit a year ago it was all white dudes and Ivanka. Still, if you're coordinating initiatives that includes supports for "underserved" minorities, it might make sense to have some minority representation. Of course there are questions about which committees are involved, which senators represent key constituencies to pass this legislation, etc, so it might not line up. Basically it'd have to be 1 of 5 D m Senators)

oh boy, can't leave this take

artappraiser — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:41:38 +0000

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oh boy, can't leave this take out, also at The Hill

Ocasio-Cortez criticizes bipartisan infrastructure deal for lack of diversity among negotiators

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL 9H AGO

Kabuki shows in spades. The

artappraiser — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:37:18 +0000

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Kabuki shows in spades. The first four here are all at The Hill right now. Then there's the Utah Gov's retweet of Mitt's tweet. What did that Geo. Packer article say? Four parts? Is like quadrapatisanship?

Democrats seek to calm nervous left

BY CRISTINA MARCOS - 06/24/21 05:57 PM EDT

Democratic leaders are trying to assure nervous progressives that their priorities for climate change, paid family leave and other “human infrastructure” can still be delivered even with President Biden embracing a much more narrowly focused Senate infrastructure deal.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made clear Thursday that the House won’t vote on any bipartisan infrastructure deal until the Senate also passes a larger package with Democratic priorities through the budget reconciliation process that can evade a GOP filibuster.

It was a move by Pelosi intended to calm the unrest among liberals, and it sent a strong signal to the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue as well [.....]

McConnell slams Biden for already 'caving' to left on infrastructure deal

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 06/24/21 05:40 PM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday afternoon slammed President Biden for “caving” to his left flank after the president endorsed a bipartisan $579 billion, five-year infrastructure framework and then threatened to veto it if it’s not accompanied by a much larger reconciliation package.

“Less than two hours after publicly commending our colleagues and actually endorsing the bipartisan agreement, the president took the extraordinary step of threatening to veto it. It was a tale of two press conferences,” McConnell said on the floor.

McConnell’s criticism is the latest sign that the Democratic strategy of trying to pass Biden’s infrastructure on two tracks consisting of a scaled-down bipartisan package and a larger partisan reconciliation package will be difficult to pull off [....]

Manchin says Democratic-only infrastructure bill 'inevitable'

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 06/24/21 03:30 PM EDT

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Thursday that it was "inevitable" that Democrats would move forward with a separate, Democrat-only infrastructure package — it was just a question of what the size and scope will be.

"Reconciliation is inevitable because basically Republicans I understand on the tax they don't want to undo anything on the 2017 [bill]. For those who didn't vote for 2017, there should be some adjustments. I'm open to that," Manchin told reporters.

Manchin's remarks are a huge boon for Democrats because the party needs all 50 of its members to support reconciliation — the budget process that lets them bypass the 60-vote legislative filibuster [....]

Biden says he won't sign bipartisan bill without reconciliation bill

BY ALEX GANGITANO AND MORGAN CHALFANT - 06/24/21 03:01 PM EDT

President Biden on Thursday said he won’t sign the bipartisan infrastructure deal if Congress doesn’t also pass a reconciliation bill, committing to a dual track system to get both bills passed.

“I expect that in the coming months this summer, before the fiscal year is over, that we will have voted on this bill, the infrastructure bill, as well as voted on the budget resolution. But if only one comes to me, this is the only one that comes to me, I’m not signing it. It’s in tandem,” Biden told reporters at the White House.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that the House would not vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill until the Senate passes a larger set of Democratic priorities through budget reconciliation.

Biden said he agreed with the Speaker on the sequencing [....]

We appreciate @SenatorRomney's work on an infrastructure bill that includes funding for roads, broadband, and water storage projects.

Utah will need all of it and more to stay ahead of our explosive growth. We'll watch for details, but we’re encouraged to see the progress. https://t.co/IAw5oDwGDQ
— Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox (@GovCox) June 24, 2021

the President declares:

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:33:26 +0000

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the President declares:

We’ve struck a deal. A group of senators – five Democrats and five Republicans – has come together and forged an infrastructure agreement that will create millions of American jobs.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 24, 2021

I think it's important to note that it's a declarative statement.

He's standing behind the bipartisan group as representing the real power in Congress.

If it's derailed by others they will be painted as the radical obstructionists.

op-ed published by Fox News:

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 03:50:37 +0000

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op-ed published by Fox News:

Big Tech’s monopoly powers must be broken up — conservatives should support our bipartisan antitrust reform bills.https://t.co/DWNtnfOZ9m
— Rep. Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) June 23, 2021

Politico implies Green

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:02:31 +0000

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Politico implies Green Lanterism or a variant is a growing problem among progressives in Congress:

Important read amid the infrastructure deal drama from @lbarronlopez @nicholaswu12 https://t.co/dQeZMMyRh5
— Elana Schor (@eschor) June 24, 2021

Like children wanting a daddie to make it all better; like they were promised a rose garden and wouldn't have to work. When some of the buzzwords in their very own campaigns are responsible for losing seats elsewhere for Dems in the House! Personally I'd like to see less dumping on Manchin, at least he works on trying to make deals! I don't get what they don't get about this not being a progressive country! Many other countries that were once more progressive are going more conservative. Hello, reality. Why not stay in local politics if there were majority of friendlies there in your district. In DC, this is a grownup making sausage place. The Republicans won't play fair, waaaaah.

MANCHIN

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:30:16 +0000

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MANCHIN

—Expresses openness to a major reconciliation bill

—Echoes Biden on investing in "human infrastructure"

—Says size/scope TBD but doesn't draw a red line

—Wants to pay for it by unwinding Trump tax cuts

—Says '17 tax law was tilted to the richhttps://t.co/5RT1wUbhR4
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 23, 2021

^ that was 10 hrs. ago. 3 hrs. ago >

On infrastructure talks, Cassidy asked “Are you on the verge?” his response, “of a nervous breakdown”.
— Christian Hall (@christianjhall) June 23, 2021

now >

The tentative bipartisan framework reached among senators tonight calls for $559B in new spending (down from $579B because of new decision to repurpose $20B in previously appropriated broadband funds).
— Jennifer Haberkorn (@jenhab) June 24, 2021

The senators will go to the White House tomorrow to present the framework to Biden.
— Jennifer Haberkorn (@jenhab) June 24, 2021

Biden's a Zappa fan - Choose

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:14:06 +0000

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Biden's a Zappa fan - Choose Cheese!

scrolling thru the thread, it

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:57:40 +0000

In reply to extra weird is that when I

scrolling thru the thread, it has lots of interesting comments, like this:

Literally saw this ad (???) in LA this week. Ohio craves more human sacrifice pic.twitter.com/Lsg0yhoTs9
— bee (@apbeeZah) June 22, 2021

extra weird is that when I

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:51:26 +0000

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extra weird is that when I went back to Twitter, first thing I saw was this retweeted:

ppl be like yea bro move to the midwest its so cheap ur neighbors are gonna be a corn field and the family from get out
— first-mate prance (@bocxtop) June 21, 2021

if i wanted to pay to be somewhere im miserable imma just go to the club dude i dont need to relocate
— first-mate prance (@bocxtop) June 21, 2021

just gonna warn anyone who wants to be cute and remind me that i live in fl*rida i will hide ur reply then block
— first-mate prance (@bocxtop) June 21, 2021

Yeah im good bro pic.twitter.com/rkrJQULBn1
— (@rad_vsn) June 21, 2021