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Celerity

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8. $3.5 trillion has been off the table for weeks. We will be damn lucky to get BBB at its current 1.75

Reply to fescuerescue (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:03 AM

Nov 2021

And without any more entire programmes being shitbinned by Coal Joe and Curtsy Krysten.

If we cave in after all this and pass the BIF with no ironclad deal on the BBB from those 2, the chances for the BBB to even pass at all go way down. If it does somehow get passed without the leverage of the BIF, it will likely be further gutted than it already is.

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This is just going to make it ever HARDER to get the $3.5 Trillion I think [View all] fescuerescue Nov 2021 OP

Shouldn't Manchin be afraid he could lose his next election? Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #1

We should all be afraid of that fescuerescue Nov 2021 #2

He knows he can just flip parties and win. WV's turncoat governor already proved it Amishman Nov 2021 #4

And I am sure Turtle would support him 100%. Manchin wins either way. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #7

He does that, he loses the 2024 primary wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #12

'Own teh libs' and take control of the senate away from us? All will be forgiven Amishman Nov 2021 #14

Would it make any difference? rickyhall Nov 2021 #9

They've already capitulated to Manchin again FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #3

We're only 5 up in the House and tied in the Senate despite Schumer being Majority Leader JoanofArgh Nov 2021 #5

It was never going to be $3.5 Trillion. That was the starting point for negotiation. Klaralven Nov 2021 #6

$3.5 trillion has been off the table for weeks. We will be damn lucky to get BBB at its current 1.75 Celerity Nov 2021 #8

yea I know that lots of numbers have been tossed around fescuerescue Nov 2021 #10

$3.5 trillion was Biden's original topline number for the BBB Act Celerity Nov 2021 #11

Progressives have been the adults in the room from day one wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #13

In terms of money totals the progs have compromised 30.8 times MORE than Manchin and Sinema have Celerity Nov 2021 #15

yep fescuerescue Nov 2021 #16