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    Meanwhile undoing the vile baldy orange cunto mess continues.

    June 17 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has vacated two Trump-era rules barring victims of domestic and gang violence asylum in the United States as the Biden administration continues to undo its predecessor's immigration policies.
    Justice Dept. vacates 2 Trump-era restrictions on asylum seekers - UPI.com

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    Colbert interviews Biden.
    A good chuckle


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    Funny piss-take without bring nasty . . .

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    Biden announces bipartisan deal on infrastructure

    President Biden on Thursday announced he'd reached an infrastructure deal with a group of Republican and Democratic senators, saying both sides gave up some things they wanted to get a rare accord in a bitterly divided Washington, D.C.

    Biden acknowledged the deal would not include proposals he's made for spending to help American families, but firmly endorsed the deal on infrastructure in unusual remarks just outside the White House with the bipartisan group of senators looking on.

    “We have a deal,” Biden told reporters.

    “I think it’s really important, we’ve all agreed that none of us got all that we wanted. I clearly didn’t get all I wanted. They gave more than I think maybe they were inclined to give in the first place,” he said.

    “But this reminds me of the days we used to get an awful lot done in the United States Congress, we actually worked with one another,” Biden said, putting his hand on Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-Ohio) shoulder. “Bipartisan deal means compromise.”

    Biden said he did intend to continue to look for a larger package on spending through a budget reconciliation measure, which would allow it to pass the Senate with just Democratic votes.

    President Biden on infrastructure: "We have a deal."



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    Bless them, they're doing their best to avoid calling it an infrastructure bill by referring to it as a "spending plan".

    Forget the fact the Republitards routinely stuff every bill with little favours to their sponsors...

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    yet with all of his (perceived) faults………..
    Yeah man, crazy what a compliant & subservient media can do for a politician.

    Anyway his approval rating is about what you'd expect. Not rocking the boat too hard and paying people money all the time is defo a winning strategy at the moment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Funny piss-take without bring nasty . . .
    Indeed, I enjoyed it.

    Happy to see the Late Show live again. I didnt enjoy the lockdown versions much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Slick;4276559

    [video=youtube;Hthos7j_3dA
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    Both lampooned here by Steven Cobert.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Slick View Post
    Yeah man, crazy what a compliant & subservient media can do for a politician.

    Anyway his approval rating is about what you'd expect. Not rocking the boat too hard and paying people money all the time is defo a winning strategy at the moment.
    It's called "getting stuff done" rather than just dog whistling to a load of retards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slick View Post
    Yeah man, crazy what a compliant & subservient media can do for a politician.
    Not as crazy as when a man with a documented history of lies and fraud told people like you that the media reporting unfavorably on him was "fake news" you believed him or that instead of science and academics you put your faith in a reality TV 'star' or that you thought someone who bankrupted a casino could steer the economy.

    Now that's trailer park crazy asf!

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    And raise you..


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    Exactly.

    Really - that all ya got?

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    ^^^ I'd forgotten how mentally defective that orange fucking retard actually is.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cujo View Post

    That was good

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    Biden touts bipartisan infrastructure deal in Wisconsin: 'This is a generational investment'

    "After months of careful negotiation -- of listening, compromising together and in good faith moving together, with ups and downs and some blips -- a bipartisan group of senators got together and they've forged an agreement to move forward on the key priorities of my American Jobs Plan," he said.

    Biden said: "This is a generational investment, a generational investment to modernize our infrastructure, creating millions of good-paying jobs ... and positions America to compete with the rest of the world in the 21st century, because China is way outworking us in terms of infrastructure."

    Biden said his proposal, which would total $1.2 trillion over eight years, would make much-needed upgrades across the country -- including to bridges, roads and public transportation -- while creating millions of jobs. He said the nation's crumbling infrastructure is a "drain on our economy."

    "You all know that feeling losing time, sitting in traffic or being rerouted because the bridge isn't wide enough or the road is poorly maintained. This deal is going to put Americans back to fixing all of that, and good paying jobs," Biden said. He said the average American pays a "hidden tax" of more than $1,000 a year in wasted time and fuel due to traffic congestion.



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    It's just a shame that the NSA aren't allowed to add "He is a retarded fat c u n t as well".

    President Joe Biden-e5fqnrcxeaylzx1-jpg

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    ^^ Well that was well worth watching.


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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    He (Biden) said the average American pays a "hidden tax" of more than $1,000 a year in wasted time and fuel due to traffic congestion.
    That must have been one bitch to calculate.

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    Last edited by S Landreth; 01-07-2021 at 06:33 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    Biden touts bipartisan infrastructure deal in Wisconsin: 'This is a generational investment'
    Trump talked about it. Biden did it.
    Not perfect, but it's a pleasure to have adults back in the Whitehouse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    Trump lied about it. Biden did it.
    FTFY.

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    President Biden gives major voting rights speech in Philadelphia



    Democrats reach deal on $3.5T price tag for infrastructure bill


    Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Budget Committee Democrats, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), have reached a deal on a $3.5 trillion price tag for a Democratic-only infrastructure package.

    Schumer, emerging from an hours-long meeting with Budget Committee Democrats, said they had reached a deal on the budget resolution — which greenlights reconciliation, the process Democrats will use to bypass a GOP filibuster on the infrastructure bill — including a $3.5 trillion top-line figure. President Biden is coming to meet with Senate Democrats on Wednesday, as Democrats work lockdown support for the deal.

    "The budget committee has come to an agreement. The budget resolution with instructions will be $3.5 trillion," Schumer said, speaking to reporters with Sanders and other members of the panel. "Every major program that President Biden has asked us for is funded in a robust way."

    The deal will also include funding for expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing—a key ask from progressives including Sanders. A Democratic aide familiar with the deal said that the budget resolution will also include language prohibiting taxes from being raised on individuals who make less than $400,000 or small businesses.

    "What this legislation says among many, many other things ... is the wealthy and large corporations are going to start paying their fair share of taxes, so that we can protect the working families in this country," Sanders told reporters.

    I want to see the details!

    edit........

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    Senate Democrats unveil details of $3.5 trillion budget deal

    Senate Democrats revealed on Wednesday key details of their $3.5 trillion budget framework, a starting point for a Democrat-only bill for "human" infrastructure that would enhance federal safety net programs, expand Medicare and tackle climate change.

    Why it matters: The release of the FY2022 budget deal formally kicks off the process for getting a pair of infrastructure bills across the finish line.


    • Democratic leaders need to hold all 50 of their senators together to pass this budget framework, which they plan to usher through the budget reconciliation process.


    Details:

    Tax credits:


    • Extend the child tax credit under the American Rescue Plan, the earned income tax credit, and separate child and dependent care tax credits.
    • A senior Senate Democratic aide said the duration of each credit’s enactment will be determined by congressional scoring and committee input.


    Climate change:


    • Create 80% clean electricity and 50% economy-wide carbon emissions by 2030.
    • More funding for the clean energy standard, clean energy and vehicle tax incentives, "climate-smart agriculture," wildfire prevention, federal procurement of clean technologies, and the weatherization and electrification of buildings.
    • The resolution will also propose a new methane reduction and polluter import fees "to increase our emissions reductions," per the aide.


    Key provisions in the American Families Plan


    • Universal pre-K for 3- and 4-year-old children, child care and community college.
    • Increased funding for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), pell grants, paid family and medical leave, nutrition assistance and affordable housing.


    Health care costs


    • The package would add a new dental, vision, and hearing benefit to Medicare, extend expansions of the Affordable Care Act, expand home care, reduced prescription drugs costs and expand Medicaid coverage to states that haven't done so yet.


    Economic inequality


    • Increased funding for housing investments and manufacturing and supply chains.
    • Improve green cards and pro-worker incentives and penalties.


    Pay fors

    The plans to offset the package are broken into three separate buckets.

    Tax reform


    • Increasing corporate and international taxes, as well as taxes on the wealthy.
    • Increased funding for the IRS to crack down on tax enforcement.


    Health savings


    • Through new language on prescription drugs and by repealing the Trump rebate.


    Long-term economic growth


    • The framework would prohibit tax increases on families making under $400,000 per year, small businesses and family farms.


    The latest: During Senate Democrats' caucus lunch on Wednesday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) briefed their colleagues on these top-line details.


    • President Biden also attended the lunch in an attempt to keep Democrats unified in their support for both infrastructure bills.


    What to watch: The Senate will continue to work on the massive budget reconciliation package while it takes up a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure, with a goal of passing both by August recess.

    edit.......

    Little more | TheHill

    Climate change is a major component

    The budget framework would allow Democrats to pursue spending that aims to meet Biden’s goals of 80 percent clean electricity and a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, the aide said.

    The deal calls for funding clean-energy tax incentives, federal procurement of clean energy technologies and a clean-energy accelerator.

    It also calls for funding for a Civilian Climate Corps, which would create conservation jobs. Sanders told reporters Wednesday that this program is included in the deal “so that a young generation can earn decent wages and get educational benefits in leading the effort to combat climate change.”

    The climate-focused programs are in line with ideas that Biden proposed earlier this year in his $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan but were not included in the framework for a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.

    The budget deal also would allow Democrats to pursue other aspects of the jobs plan in a reconciliation bill, including spending on research and development and workforce development and worker protections, the aide said.

    And………

    The budget deal would direct Congress to enact provisions to finance the new spending.

    Much of the spending would be offset through tax increases on corporations and high-income individuals, as well as by strengthening tax enforcement.
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