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In reply to the discussion: Did Democrats make a mistake by tying the infrastructure bill together with the BBB bill? [View all]Demsrule86
(68,555 posts)37. It should have been passed in September and may McAuliffe would have won if we had.
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Did Democrats make a mistake by tying the infrastructure bill together with the BBB bill? [View all]
panader0
Nov 2021
OP
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 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
What makes you think that either Manchin or Sinema care one bit about either bill?
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#44
"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
Rather than trimming it down, we need to put in some pork for SineManchin's donors.
lagomorph777
Nov 2021
#14
We do what we can and come back later...surely you don't think nothing would be better?
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#39
No, this will get nothing through...the leverage wasn't there and it never will be...
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#36
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
No! And the gaslighting that's going on here on DU to pretend otherwise is gross
Blaukraut
Nov 2021
#40