REALLY??? Liberals on Tuesday fired a shot across the bow at Democratic leaders by warning that a bipartisan infrastructure bill cannot pass the House as long as Senate centrists remain noncommittal on the larger social benefits package at the heart of President Biden's … [Read more...] about Democratic Progressive’s threaten to derail Biden ‘Go Big ‘ Effort?
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House Speaker Pelosi blinks….Will NOT marry Infrastructure bill with Biden Social Spending package….
Congressional politics Reality bites..... Democrats simply do NOT have the votes from both parties to do it in the Senate.... Democratic Senators Manchin and Sinema ARE controlling the action (And US Senate rules) .... Not Pelosi, Schumer or even Biden..... The … [Read more...] about House Speaker Pelosi blinks….Will NOT marry Infrastructure bill with Biden Social Spending package….
House Speaker Pelosi acknowledges Biden ‘social safety net’ spending to be cut down….
This was part of things from the jump.... President Biden and others both Republican and Democrats knew a $3.5 Trillion thing was NOT gonna make it past Democratic conservative Senator 's Manchin and Sinema, whose votes ARE critical..... Progressives maybe be running around … [Read more...] about House Speaker Pelosi acknowledges Biden ‘social safety net’ spending to be cut down….
Senate Democrats have the open hand right now …..
House Speaker Pelosi runs her chamber.... But she does NOT have control over the final say..... With the tight numbers in the US Senate? That chamber now is the decider.... And actually? It seems to be in the hands of mostly two Democratic Senators, Joe Manchin III … [Read more...] about Senate Democrats have the open hand right now …..
Democrats mull the centrist Infrastructure deal…
Reality check for the Democrats.... Democratic Senator's Manchin and Sinema ARE in the drivers seat on this.... President Biden WILL take just about any 'deal'.... Problem for others? As Senator Collins has announced.... The 'deal' is half of what 'Go BIG' Biden … [Read more...] about Democrats mull the centrist Infrastructure deal…
The Democratic US Senator’s in Arizona walk a tightrope….
The state now has two Democratic Senator's..... Both are walking slowly in the middle of the political spectrum.... The NY Times thinks the walk in the center COULD hurt their political futures..... Democrats in Congress NEED those two..... Arizona’s two Democratic … [Read more...] about The Democratic US Senator’s in Arizona walk a tightrope….
Progressive group wants to find challengers for Democratic Senator’s Manchin and Sinema…
Those two Democrats have come out against Democrats in the Senate getting rid of the filibuster.... Other Senate Democrats and probably President Biden do NOT support this.... Manchin in particular tends to be VERY conservative, but Democrats NEED the two senator's … [Read more...] about Progressive group wants to find challengers for Democratic Senator’s Manchin and Sinema…
Democrat Sinema gains the lead in Arizona US Senate vote count….
It ain't over till it IS over, eh? Suspense and uncertainty now hang over the U.S. Senate race, where Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican candidate Martha McSally are locked in a race separated by just 2,011 votes, according to updated election results. The results were … [Read more...] about Democrat Sinema gains the lead in Arizona US Senate vote count….