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Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 12:10 AM Oct 2021

BREAKING: Speaker Nancy Pelosi Delays Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan - The Last Word - MSNBC



Eugene Robinson says that Speaker Pelosi’s decision to delay the vote on infrastructure shows House progressives “have power” to get a framework for the reconciliation that goes beyond the $1.5 trillion that Manchin proposed. Norm Ornstein adds Speaker Pelosi is managing both sides “very well” and it will come down to the White House and Senate to get this done. Aired on 09/30/2021.


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BREAKING: Speaker Nancy Pelosi Delays Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 OP
Um. You need manchins vote for the reconciliation package ColinC Oct 2021 #1
And you need progressive votes qazplm135 Oct 2021 #3
What a relief- now the pressure shifts back to the senate, where it belongs Fiendish Thingy Oct 2021 #2

ColinC

(8,231 posts)
1. Um. You need manchins vote for the reconciliation package
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 12:19 AM
Oct 2021

Or are they playing chicken and seeing if he is really willing to kill a bill that is overwhelmingly popular in his state?

qazplm135

(7,447 posts)
3. And you need progressive votes
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 01:07 AM
Oct 2021

For the BIF.

So three outcomes:

Manchin compromises and we get both bills.

Progressives fold and we get BIF.

Both hold and we get nothing.

First option is the best option imo.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,367 posts)
2. What a relief- now the pressure shifts back to the senate, where it belongs
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 12:38 AM
Oct 2021

I actually feel optimistic that both bills will pass, and the final package, while not perfect, will be decent and benefit millions of Americans.

Well done Madame Speaker.

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