Thread: President Joe Biden

Originally Posted by bsnub

Ask stupid questions, win stupid prizes.

Originally Posted by bsnub

numb nut

Why do you always sound like an angry guy living in his parents' basement? oh wait.

Originally Posted by bsnub

It will pass the senate. The fact that you think it won't is just further proof that you have no idea what you are talking about most of the time you post here.

Unlike BIF (Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework) which received Republican support and passed with a vote of 69-30 in the senate — the Buildback Better bill will not get any Republican votes and as discussed already on this thread, Dems hope the parliamentarian will allow them to pass it under reconciliation (51 votes needed).


That's unlikely to happen with the way the bill has been written in the house.

Originally Posted by bsnub

It will pass the senate. The fact that you think it won't is just further proof that you have no idea what you are talking about most of the time you post here.

The Washington Post doesn't seem to agree with you that the bill's passing is a sure thing, BSnub:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-po...spending-deal/

With infrastructure victory in hand, Democrats brace for next battle over $2 trillion spending bill


Infrastructure deal gave new life to Democrats, but major hurdles await as centrists and liberals remain wary of each other.


Manchin is not the sole obstacle in the chamber, where concerns linger among a wider community of lawmakers. Even Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the architect of the original $3.5 trillion spending blueprint, has taken issue with the House-drafted bill for the way it handles state and local taxes — restoring a deduction, he has said, that amounts to an “absurd and hypocritical” tax break for higher-income earners.


But an even tougher test may not come from any senator at all. To pass their package in the narrowly divided chamber, where Democrats have only a tiebreaking advantage, the party has opted to rely on a process known as reconciliation. It allows them to avoid a GOP filibuster, but it carries strict rules that limit the measure to proposals with clear budgetary effects.

To stay within the confines of reconciliation, Democrats have to craft their proposal carefully and survive scrutiny from the chamber’s parliamentarian. Otherwise, entire portions of the bill could be struck — a prospect that looms especially large over the party’s plans to try to address immigration in the so-called Build Back Better Act. The newly revised House bill would allow the government to “parole” undocumented immigrants by giving them five-year work permits that shield them from deportation. The Senate’s rulekeeper previously has advised Democrats against including some immigration policies in the package.