It was not surprising that the Bernie Sanders attempt to put the $15.00 Minimum Wage Increase into the Senate version of the American Rescue Plan failed. All the Republicans were going to vote against it and Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin were on the record saying they would not support it. What is surprising … Read more
I couldn’t get the C-Span video crop to work in this blog software, but luckily Senator Chris Murphy put the substance of his speech on his Twitter account.
This is what Sen. Joe Manchin’s demands for “bipartisanship” with a Republican Party with no intentions to ever negotiate in good faith has produced so far on the COVID-19 Relief bill: Democrats negotiating against themselves in a compulsive desire to signal moderation in a futile attempt to appease bad faith Republicans. First Rule of Negotiation: never … Read more
Do you want your local sewage system to be well maintained? How about your clean water supply? Or law enforcement patrols, protection from fires, and teachers in the classroom? Those are some of the public sector areas that may face budget cuts and staffing reductions if state and local governments in Arizona and across the … Read more
No one imagined that when they elected Joe Biden President, Kamala Harris Vice President, flipped the Senate to Democrats and retained the House for Democrats that they were electing this fool, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), to be the “Decider-in-Chief” over the Democratic agenda and legislation in Congress. Manchin recently told West Virginia’s News: “I’ve watched … Read more