Well, Joe Manchin’s top line has been made public and if you are on the more left-wing side of the Democratic Party, it is not a happy number. The West Virginia Senator came out publicly and said his top line for the Democratic Budget Reconciliation Plan (also known as the Biden/Harris Build Back Better Plan) … Read more
Permanent musical accompaniment, A Matter of Trust, by Billy Joel (1986). Amanda Marcotte is exactly right: Centrist Dems broke a promise on infrastructure. They should not get their “bipartisan” victory now: When the two-track plan to pass President Joe Biden’s ambitious jobs and infrastructure program first emerged, many progressives understandably thought it was a trap. … Read more
Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman of the Washington Post make the point that I have been making for months, Memo to centrists: Progressives aren’t your problem. Manchin and Sinema are.: In case you doubted that House progressives would stick to their strategy in the intraparty battle over President Biden’s agenda, they just reiterated their intention … Read more
CNN reports, Senate Republicans block bill to suspend debt limit and avert shutdown in key vote: Senate Republicans [filibustered] a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate on Monday. Republicans have abandoned governance and their constitutional duty to honor the full faith and credit of … Read more
On Saturday, the House Budget Committee advanced the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion American Families Plan as party leaders set their sights on teeing up the package for a vote in the lower chamber this coming week. House panel advances $3.5T spending bill. The Democratic-led committee passed the package in a 20-17 party-line vote on Saturday afternoon, … Read more