Bernie: $3.5 Trillion Budget Deal Will Be 'Most Consequential' Bill 'Since The 1930s' - All In MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Sen. Bernie Sanders on the $3.5 trillion budget deal: “In my view, this is probably the most consequential piece of legislation since the 1930s. Aired on 07/14/2021.

[katmondoo]

1. He did a great job. I didn't support him in the past but I will from now on.

[questionseverything]

2. This bill is so good it makes me giddy

Improving medicare

Fighting childhood poverty

It has passed commitee and heads to full senate

👍😎🍦

[sheshe2]

7. Yes and the credit goes to the President of Our United States.

Joe Biden proposed this. It is his baby and I am thrilled to see the Senators following suit.

A President can only pass his agenda when the house and senate support him. Good to see that Sanders does.

[questionseverything]

10. Passing such a strong bill out of committee could be credited to the chairman

Thank goodness we have Biden for president to sign it down the road!

[sheshe2]

11. Meh.

[George II]

18. "Could be", but essentially Leader Schumer and President Biden said "get it done." Without their....

....pressure it wouldn't have happened.

Remember, a week ago the chairman said he wouldn't support anything less than $6T.

Then he met privately with Biden and Schumer, and it's done.

[Jakes Progress]

3. Bernie is being realistic and compromising.

Manchin is acting the fool.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. This is the major news story of the day - good news, for once!

[Uncle Joe]

6. I totally agree.

[sheshe2]

8. I thank President Biden for his awesome agenda and vision for our future.

So glad that Bernie agrees and supports the Presidents as he, the President and his supporters moves America forward.



Bravo!

[betsuni]

9. Bernie told Maureen Dowd the other day that the bill would be "much too low" for him to support,

so it's a relief he's supporting it now.

Thank you, Biden administration!

[sheshe2]

12. Maureen Dowd?

Ok.

Maybe I am thinking of the wrong person. I thought everyone hated her. Isn't she the Huff puff gal?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-pelosi_n_5c3acb9fe4b0e0baf53e0208

[betsuni]

13. New York Times. Doesn't matter who gave the interview, his works were that the bill

was too low to support.

[questionseverything]

15. He said it should be over 3 trillion and this bill is 3.5 trillion

He is the chairman so it was always pretty sure the deal out of committee would be something bernie would support

[George II]

19. He said this just 3 days ago:

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders met at the White House with President Joe Biden Monday, and vowed to make a budget reconciliation proposal 'as robust as possible,' touting his own $6 trillion figure.

'There are 50 Democrats in the caucus, I suspect there are different points of view. As you know, I introduced a proposal for $6 trillion. I'm going to fight to make that proposal as robust as it can be,' he said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781679/U-S-Senate-returns-hell-fight-Biden-infrastructure-plan.html

My guess is Biden told him that wasn't going to happen. And he was right, there are 50 Democrats in the caucus. No one Senator makes or breaks any deal, unless it's Leader Chuck Schumer.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. She's a columnist for the NY Times who has written a lot about the Clintons

And was critical of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

[emulatorloo]

23. See also Dowd on Al Gore and "earth tones"

She's toxic and in love w her own voice

[George II]

17. Biden's "bully pulpit" got it done.

[betsuni]

20. Myth of Teddy Roosevelt/LBJ/Reagan bully pulpit with no evidence to back it up.

As if yelling and wagging fingers gets things done. The Biden way is best. Dealmaking.

[George II]

21. He went into his meeting with Biden still insisting he wouldn't support less than $6T, came out....

...agreeing to Biden's/Schumer's $3.5T.

The good thing about this is now he has to vote for it.

[George II]

16. Great job by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer with President Biden's help. Glad they could convince....

....everyone it could be done.

[George II]

22. Usually stoic John Tester:

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