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MoonlitKnight

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21. It was all supposed to be one bill
Fri Nov 5, 2021, 10:36 AM
Nov 2021

But Manchin and Sinema wanted to do a separate bill to get Republicans on board. That was the mistake. It resulted in what is a bad bill if passed by itself. And months of delay before we even got to the stand-off of the past two months or so.

Unfortunately No, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2021 #1
It's looking more and more that Manchin and Sinema won't vote for it anyway. panader0 Nov 2021 #4
How's that "extortion" working out? brooklynite Nov 2021 #12
Please Clarify, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2021 #15
It sure is, FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #16
This site says we cannot bash democratic politicians jimfields33 Nov 2021 #18
They could refrain from gleefully cheerleading anti-democratic behavior. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #20
It is done every day depends on who it is. A post I made a few months ago about Senator Sanders was doc03 Nov 2021 #23
I DON'T support it...neither do I pointlessly rant against it. brooklynite Nov 2021 #26
Flat Question, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2021 #29
I don't think it will matter one bit. Pass what we can and hope we survive for more. This way we get Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #42
How about with Manchin and Sinema, we have no majority? That is a fact and why all the hostage Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #43
For them? Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #19
What makes you think that either Manchin or Sinema care one bit about either bill? Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #44
Both Have Said They Want The 'Bipartisan' Farce To Pass, Ma'am The Magistrate Nov 2021 #48
"the BBB bill was much less popular with R's." - no Republicans support the BBB bill... PoliticAverse Nov 2021 #2
No they didn't make a mistake- it's the only thing that has kept the BBB alive. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2021 #3
Is it still alive? It's been reduced from 3.5 T to 1.5 T and there's still no agreement panader0 Nov 2021 #5
Only because we kept giving away the house wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #6
Rather than trimming it down, we need to put in some pork for SineManchin's donors. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #14
Cheapest thing is to pay $20 million wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #27
We do what we can and come back later...surely you don't think nothing would be better? Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #39
*Stares in Obamacare* wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #46
No. A jobs bill would have made no difference in VA. LonePirate Nov 2021 #7
Tim Kaine said that Democratic infighting cost Terry the election. panader0 Nov 2021 #9
He's wrong. We can see which two are the problem, FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #17
He is right. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #38
Yes boston bean Nov 2021 #8
Only if you never, ever want the BBB bill to actually pass Bettie Nov 2021 #10
I agree with your assessment of Manchin and Sinema. panader0 Nov 2021 #11
I think that the BBB will fail because of S and M. panader0 Nov 2021 #13
It was all supposed to be one bill MoonlitKnight Nov 2021 #21
I think the bad bill Chille Nov 2021 #28
The infrastructure bill is not a 'bad' bill, there are good things in it. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #35
It was referred to as Chille Nov 2021 #41
No Lettuce Be Nov 2021 #22
I'll believe it when I see it. panader0 Nov 2021 #24
No, this will get nothing through...the leverage wasn't there and it never will be... Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #36
Yes, it was a mistake. Look at the candidates who lost Nixie Nov 2021 #25
Manchin and Sinema are full of shit, not on solid ground Silent3 Nov 2021 #30
Bernie did not make it through a Democratic primary Nixie Nov 2021 #31
It should have been passed in September and may McAuliffe would have won if we had. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #37
Yes they did. They tried to use it as leverage which won't work and makes us look bad. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #32
I don't think so. I understand why they did it. It was the only leverage they had. In It to Win It Nov 2021 #33
Yes, they did. JoanofArgh Nov 2021 #34
No! And the gaslighting that's going on here on DU to pretend otherwise is gross Blaukraut Nov 2021 #40
It doesn't really matter that it was only Manchin and Sinema. panader0 Nov 2021 #45
Your Closing Point, Ma'am, Is Distressingly Apt The Magistrate Nov 2021 #47
+10000000000000000 Celerity Nov 2021 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author DiamondShark Nov 2021 #51
no nt Celerity Nov 2021 #49
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