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In reply to the discussion: If You Think Progressives Won't Compromise w/ Centrists, You Have It Backwards. Liberals are begging [View all]Celerity
(43,358 posts)from the reconciliation bill, other than a few things. Sinema has said she is is dead set against the pharmaceutical price reduction part, plus is against Biden's level of corporate tax increases, which destroys a major part of the key funding mechanisms and thus likely kills the bill IF she doesn't back down.
Manchin is even saying he wants to kick the whole thing back to 2022 perhaps (his 'strategic pause').
Sinema is now hesitant to even discuss what she wants stripped out of the reconciliation bill until the the already dramatically (almost 80% of Biden's new spending and tax incentives removed) reduced bi-partisan bill passes.
That is a major violation of the pre-existing agreements. She is not operating in good faith. Manchin is doing the same thing, more or less.
News w/ @burgessev:
During a private meeting with the president, Sinema made clear shes still not on board with the partys $3.5 trillion social spending plan and is hesitant to engage on some specifics until the infrastructure package passes the House
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