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In reply to the discussion: Biden offers major change to tax proposal in effort to secure infrastructure deal with Republicans [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,748 posts)39. The excerpts from the WaPo opinion piece I had posted upthread
noted that Manchin had voted for reconciliation for the "American Rescue Plan" (i.e., COVID relief/stimulus), so the assumption was the kabuki theater was needed in this case.
The only way Manchin will be part of a purely party-line vote for infrastructure is at the end of an extended process in which Biden makes repeated attempts to bring Republicans in, attempts that are clearly rejected by McConnell. Weve seen this before. When Democrats were trying to pass their big covid-19 relief package, Manchin conspicuously refused to go along with reconciliation, instead insisting on efforts to win GOP support. Only after this, said Manchin, would reconciliation be appropriate. Of course, that GOP support never materialized, and Democrats did end up passing the plan by reconciliation, with Manchins backing.
(snip)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/12/biden-is-reaching-out-republicans-his-real-target-is-joe-manchin/
(snip)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/12/biden-is-reaching-out-republicans-his-real-target-is-joe-manchin/
So we'll see...
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Biden offers major change to tax proposal in effort to secure infrastructure deal with Republicans [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2021
OP
We went from 2.2 to 1.8 to 'round 1 trilion and corporate still get a free pass.
LizBeth
Jun 2021
#2
soon it will be just called pave a road bill if he keeps trying to placate the fascists. nt
yaesu
Jun 2021
#21
There won't be any compromise with the republicans, and I predict no later than two
JohnSJ
Jun 2021
#3
I hope when they go alone they bring it back to the 2.2 and not 1 trillion there abouts.
LizBeth
Jun 2021
#23
Republicans won't be happy until gas tax is $2 a gallon and half of it goes to tax cuts for them
bucolic_frolic
Jun 2021
#13
Yeah, sure - that's what we heard in 2009 and look at what happened - if Ted Kennedy had not been
Hestia
Jun 2021
#42