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Fiendish Thingy

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16. I disagree- it's really just two people, Manchin and Sinema, who could scuttle infrastructure

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #14)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 08:55 AM

Jul 2021

Members of the progressive caucus could kill the bipartisan bill if the GOP dilutes it too much, or the GOP could kill it if it isnt diluted enough, but in either case, Pelosi and Schumer have committed to folding the best bits of the bipartisan bill into the reconciliation bill.

The only folks who would kill the reconciliation bill are Manchin and Sinema.

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DeFazio warns he's no rubber stamp for Senate infrastructure bill [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP

I think the bi-partisan bill is dead, anyway. Republican game of negotiating, then blocking. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #1

+ 100 Yup... abqtommy Jul 2021 #5

Yeah, we need to bury it and do a real bill. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #17

This time Lucy won't move the football Charlie Brown. Comfortably_Numb Jul 2021 #2

it's not always republicans that can be the biggest problem nt msongs Jul 2021 #3

True.. Wuddles440 Jul 2021 #4

Hard to understand what the timing of this thing stillcool Jul 2021 #6

In order to do another reconciliation bill (the type they need to use) BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #7

thank you so much. So simple, so logical stillcool Jul 2021 #8

You're welcome BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #9

Everybody wants a Pony. Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #10

Some of us want a bill that actually works. n/m BradAllison Jul 2021 #11

Some of us want to control Congress after 2022. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2021 #12

Well said. n/t Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #15

A bill that does nothing.... BradAllison Jul 2021 #18

Or conversely, some folks want to make sure we don't end up with a load of horseshit. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #13

I'd just like us to wind up with something. Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #14

I disagree- it's really just two people, Manchin and Sinema, who could scuttle infrastructure Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #16