Manchin’s comments come as Democratic leaders and committee chairs in the Senate and House are working out the specifics of the economic package, with a goal of moving it through Congress in the weeks after lawmakers return from an extended August recess. Manchin is a linchpin vote because Republicans are united in opposition. All members of the Senate Democratic caucus would have to back the measure in order for it to get the 51 votes needed to pass, with Vice President Kamala Harris providing the tie-breaking vote.
The spending package also is facing obstacles in the House. Democrats can only afford three defections in that chamber if Republicans are united in opposition, and some moderate Democrats also are balking at the size of the package being drawn up. -Bloomberg
This is a long standing problem with Pelosi since a year ago. She is not advised that the stimulations are all about revenue sharing, and has not thought this thing through. We have delusional econs claiming crap about infrastructure and re-using words not related to the real task. Then came the earmarks, putting a lie to all the crap about infrastructure, this is plain cash advances to the states.
Now Pelosi and the progressives are confused, they actually bought into the cap about infrastructure. Or at least they thought the narrative would sneak them by. Too late, we done figured this out.
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