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Why do people hate federal

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:41:08 +0000

In reply to House Democrats delay vote on infrastructure bill after late-night negotiations

Why do people hate federal budget deficits? (Or at least, why do they say they hate deficits?)

Four theories.https://t.co/o5gsUwVT3Y
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) October 8, 2021

Definitely worthwhile; he is, after all, a columnist on economics for Bloomberg. No paywall for me (if you've read his substack often, maybe you'll get one?)

If this two-month bill to

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 01:26:12 +0000

In reply to House Democrats delay vote on infrastructure bill after late-night negotiations

If this two-month bill to prevent a self-imposed economic calamity was this dramatic and difficult, December should be lots of fun.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 8, 2021

Lindsey Graham bashes

artappraiser — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:48:27 +0000

In reply to House Democrats delay vote on infrastructure bill after late-night negotiations

Lindsey Graham bashes McConnell plans on debt ceiling — as GOP leaders struggle to get 10 votes to break a filibuster. “Why the hell would I make it easier for them to raise the debt ceiling through regular order? We had a strategy and we abandoned it.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 7, 2021

It’s not often Rs have two meetings on the same topic on same day, but Senate Rs are again meeting behind closed doors to talk about the upcoming procedural vote to raise the debt ceiling. GOP leaders have been struggling to get 10 Republican senators to advance short-term hike
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 7, 2021

Many GOP senators really don’t want to vote for the debt ceiling hike to add $480B to the borrowing limit. Because there will be objections, there almost certainly will be a 60-vote threshold — meaning 10 GOP senators will be needed to get to final passage. GOP meeting now
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 7, 2021

GOP having a bad week https://t.co/lQczPLaZro
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 7, 2021

DC press did *not* see this coming
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 7, 2021

quick explainer: GOP had told Dems we oppose raising debt, and vote is filibustered, so you need 10 GOP votes instead of straight Dem vote

then McConnell blinked said ok to temp debt deal, but vote still technically filibustered and he can’t find 10 GOP’s to vote yes.
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 7, 2021

Warnock:

artappraiser — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:55:15 +0000

In reply to Biden Scales Back His Agenda

Warnock:

Speaking with @federalreserve Chairman Jerome Powell today was another reminder of the high stakes we face if we default on our debts and obligations.

We must act now and come together to ensure Georgia and our nation move forward—not backward into crisis. pic.twitter.com/IfJu8Cvu4B
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) October 6, 2021

Sounds like "yes, let's compromise" to me.

Biden Scales Back His Agenda

artappraiser — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:20:45 +0000

In reply to House Democrats delay vote on infrastructure bill after late-night negotiations

Biden Scales Back His Agenda in Hopes of Bringing Moderates Onboard

The president has conceded that his $3.5 trillion collection of spending programs and tax cuts will need to shrink substantially

By Jim Tankersley & Emily Cochrane @ NYTimes.com, Oct. 5, 2021

WASHINGTON — President Biden and Democratic leaders in Congress in recent days have slashed their ambitions for a major expansion of America’s social safety net to a package worth $2.3 trillion or less, which will force hard choices about how to scale back a proposal that the president hopes will be transformational.

The figure is substantially less than Mr. Biden’s earlier plan, which called for $3.5 trillion in new spending and tax cuts to spur a generational expansion of government in Americans’ lives, including efforts to fight climate change and child poverty, increase access to education and help American companies compete with China.

Democratic leaders will probably need to narrow their plans for free community college, child tax credits and universal prekindergarten so they are offered only to lower- and middle-income Americans, according to party members involved in the negotiations.

The White House is also debating whether to try to keep as many programs as possible, by cutting their duration or reach, or to jettison some initiatives entirely to keep others largely intact, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The cuts represent a blow to Mr. Biden’s agenda, but the remaining plans would still deliver significant benefits to a wide range of Americans. Mr. Biden and his aides have known for months that they would most likely need to reduce the size and scope of his plans to satisfy moderates in his party. But the president has stressed, in public and in private conversations with Democrats, that even a smaller bill could shift the landscape of the American economy and help the party hold power in midterm elections next year.

“These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency,” Mr. Biden said Tuesday in Michigan, where he spoke at a union hall to promote not only the policies in his spending bill, but a smaller, bipartisan infrastructure bill that has passed the Senate but not the House. “They’re about opportunity versus decay.” [....]

Manchin is an old fool who

rmrd0000 — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 01:52:35 +0000

In reply to Just to be clear, Manchin

Manchin is an old fool who demands that Republicans must agree will a bill that Republicans oppose because it fights voter suppression.

He doing the work of the Republicans who are crafting voter suppression bills.

Just to be clear, Manchin

artappraiser — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:46:50 +0000

In reply to President Biden says there is

Just to be clear, Manchin OPPOSES a filibuster carve out. But in the rest of the caucus, the idea of a filibuster carveout is actually more popular that reconciliation at the moment https://t.co/TrdvLyTARA
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) October 5, 2021

New: Republicans are split over just how far to push their debt ceiling fight.

“I mean, I’m not going to be a complete asshole about it,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham. "But I’m going to make them take some tough votes.”

w/ @burgessev https://t.co/khVgB7sDJD
— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) October 5, 2021

Pending a change in Manchin’s position, real news here might be that Biden is agnostic on whether Hyde amendment abortion restrictions included in reconciliation bill https://t.co/I2tsVJMDYP
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) October 5, 2021

Looks like Senate vote to advance debt ceiling suspension through the midterms will be around 3 pm tomorrow. Needs 60, and at least 10 Republicans. GOP seems to think all members will oppose.
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) October 5, 2021

ROMNEY makes clear he will

artappraiser — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:06:36 +0000

In reply to President Biden says there is

ROMNEY makes clear he will filibuster the debt ceiling increase on vote tomorrow. “We’re not voting in any way to help raise the debt ceiling. As a group we are all together “
— Erik Wasson (@elwasson) October 5, 2021

President Biden says there is

artappraiser — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:58:12 +0000

In reply to House Democrats delay vote on infrastructure bill after late-night negotiations

President Biden says there is a “real possibility” that Democrats invoke the “nuclear option” and change the filibuster rules to raise the debt limit pic.twitter.com/lBSYlWKm8P
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) October 5, 2021

President Biden tells reporters 'that’s a real possibility" about Democrats changing Senate rules to pass a debt limit increase over GOP filibuster. Increasing talk among Dems about this idea. WH has to endorse since VP Harris would play important role as Senate president.
— Carl Hulse (@hillhulse) October 5, 2021

Sinema's approval rating

rmrd0000 — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:08:58 +0000

In reply to House Democrats delay vote on infrastructure bill after late-night negotiations

Sinema's approval rating among all Arizona voters and especially among Arizona Democrats is tanking.

https://www.newsweek.com/kyrsten-sinema-approval-rating-democrats-plummets-infrastructure-fight-arizona-1635619