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The dancing for the Arizona US Senate seat next fall….

March 23, 2023 By jamesb

Politico is up with a piece on the manuverinbg among Democrats and Republican with current US Senator Kyrsten Sinema, whose gone rogue on  Democrat's and switched to an Independent .... Democrats are trying to dance with her to keep their 2 seat majority in the current … [Read more...] about The dancing for the Arizona US Senate seat next fall….

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 2024 Arizona US Senate Race, Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego, Government, Lake, Politics, Sinema, US Senate

Don’t look good for a Voting Rights Bill….

January 12, 2022 By jamesb

The US Senate Majority Leader...Senator Schumer admits he's got a hard job getting support to drop the filibuster rule in his chamber to get a Voting Rights piece of legislation passed that would help Democrats counter Republican voter suppression efforts across the … [Read more...] about Don’t look good for a Voting Rights Bill….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: 2022 Voting Rights legislation, Biden admin, Manchin, Politics, Republican Voter suppression efforts, Sinema, US Senate Majority Leader Charles 'Chuck' Schumer (D-NY)

Democratic Senator’s Manchin and Sinema attract Republican donor money….

November 21, 2021 By jamesb

Anybody surprised with this? These two have worked to blunt legislation that would cost these same donor's money.... Even as Ms. Sinema and Mr. Manchin, both Democrats, have drawn fire from the left for their efforts to shrink and reshape Mr. Biden’s proposals, they have won … [Read more...] about Democratic Senator’s Manchin and Sinema attract Republican donor money….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Manchin, Republican donor money, Sinema

US House passes Biden ‘Build Back Better’ Social and Climate Bill….

November 19, 2021 By jamesb

The President and Democrats are almost there on their historic effort to get legislation that they hope help America fully recover from and economic morass spurred on by a pandemic... Price tag around $2 Trillion going over to the Senate....... The President and Democrats … [Read more...] about US House passes Biden ‘Build Back Better’ Social and Climate Bill….

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Biden Build Back Better Bills, Manchin, Sinema, US House, US House Biden Social /Family Bill, US Senate

It would appear that Manchin and Sinema’s intransigence has embolden Progressives…

October 28, 2021 By jamesb

Senator Manchin wants less money spent on Biden's social safety net..... He and Senator Sinema DO want an Infrastructure Bill first so they get credit for the capital spending and then they can pick the social programs bill … [Read more...] about It would appear that Manchin and Sinema’s intransigence has embolden Progressives…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Democratic House Progressive Caucus, Democratic internal Congressional politics, Manchin, Politics of Biden Infrastructure /Social Safety Net/Budget/Debt Ceiling, Rep Jayapal (D-Wa), Sinema

President Biden’s $1.75 Trillion Spending Package Rolled out….

October 28, 2021 By jamesb

It's half of what he started with... But we know that was just a negociating start off figure.... Biden will have to get his parties two US Senator's Manchin and Sinema and Progressive Democrats to go along with this outline in principal on several bills and his budget … [Read more...] about President Biden’s $1.75 Trillion Spending Package Rolled out….

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Congress, Democratic House politics, Manchin, Politics, Politics of Biden Infrastructure /Social Safety Net/Budget/Debt Ceiling, President Biden's $1.75 Trillion Spending Package, Sinema

Are Democrats closing in on a Biden package deal?

October 22, 2021 By jamesb

Seems so.... Things are up to Democratic Senator's Manchin and Sinema..... Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed upbeat as she returned from the White House, telling reporters she believed a deal was within reach, though repeatedly declining to say whether it could happen today. … [Read more...] about Are Democrats closing in on a Biden package deal?

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Biden, Congress, Hoyer, Manchin, Pelosi, Politics, Politics of Biden Infrastructure /Social Safety Net/Budget/Debt Ceiling, Schumer, Sinema

How Progressive’s are actually helping their party and Joe Biden….

October 1, 2021 By jamesb

The media narrative on President Biden's 'Go Big' Infrastructure and Social Safety Net bills along with his budget plan has been Senator Manchin against things.... THAT is NOT completely true..... The real situation is a bit more complicated.... The Democratic Senator … [Read more...] about How Progressive’s are actually helping their party and Joe Biden….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Biden, Congress, Democratic House politics, Democrats/Biden Infrastructure Bill/Budget, House Progressives/left Democrats, Manchin, Pelosi, Politics, Schumer, Sinema

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