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Consider it dead, along with voting/medical rights, despite Pelosi's theatrical drama
Using a legislative maneuver called reconciliation, the budget resolution is protected from being filibustered in the Senate, allowing a simple majority to approve the legislation in each chamber.
With the evenly divided Senate, Manchin is a needed vote for Democrats. They can pass the budget bill with 50 votes, meaning all Democratic-voting senators need to vote "aye" because no Republicans are expected to support the massive legislation.
But, Manchin wrote Thursday, "I, for one, won’t support a $3.5 trillion bill, or anywhere near that level of additional spending, without greater clarity about why Congress chooses to ignore the serious effects inflation and debt have on existing government programs."
Wall Street bailouts (roughly 3.5 trillion every two and a half years)? No problem
Probably just as good, we're not supposed to have that much pork in our diets anyway.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday September 03 2021, @04:49PM
"could"? start? The fed is the only thing keeping the stock market afloat. There will be no "scaling back". It;s just another bogus lie to cover where all the money is actually going, all without congressional, much less public input. Let's not hear any more silly talk about "debts" and "deficits" until this ends.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..