Schumer, Manchin announce deal on reconciliation bill with tax, climate, energy provisions
Biden signs bipartisan gun safety bill into law: ‘God willing, it’s going to save a lot of lives’
House passes first bills to restore abortion rights post-Roe v. Wade
Republicans want the Comstock Act put back in place,
Right to Use Contraceptives Law Passes House, But Issa and Most Republicans Reject
Comstock Act?
The History of the Comstock Law
House passes same-sex marriage bill, with 47 Republicans and every Democrat voting in favor
If only Manchin and Sinema were on board?
Kyrsten Sinema raises over $1.5 million in fourth quarter while opposing key pieces of Biden agenda
- “Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign raised over $1.5 million toward the end of 2021 as she opposed key elements of her own party’s agenda, according to new filings.
- Sinema, like her fellow centrist Democrat Joe Manchin, has resisted important pieces of President Biden’s goals, including filibuster reform. She is up for reelection in 2024.
- Sinema’s donors in the fourth quarter included wealthy investors who had supported ex-President Donald Trump, including Ken Langone and Nelson Peltz.”
Why our parties can’t govern
Mitch McConnell on the filibuster on 2005,
Kyrsten Sinema Won’t Let Dems Kill a Favorite Tax Break for the Rich
Dear Democrats, please watch this,
“Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion”
Yeah!
Sinema has decided that Donors Trump Constituents
5 veterans on an advisory board to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema quit in protest, calling her ‘one of the principal obstacles to progress’
“You have become one of the principal obstacles to progress, answering to big donors rather than your own people,” the veteran advisors said in the letter. “We shouldn’t have to buy representation from you, and your failure to stand by your people and see their urgent needs is alarming.”
Manchin, Sinema are increasingly receiving campaign contributions from GOP donors: NYT
- “Sens. Manchin and Sinema are drawing financial backing from GOP donors, per The New York Times.
- In recent months, conservative donors have feted the moderate Democratic lawmakers at fundraisers.
- Republicans donors have applauded the duo’s efforts in paring down large spending proposals.”
G.O.P. Donors Back Manchin and Sinema as They Reshape Biden’s Agenda
Follow The Money
Big GOP Donors Poured Money Into Kyrsten Sinema’s Campaign in September
“Sinema’s recalcitrance has been confusing. Many are not sure what she even wants. Is it just a personal power grab? The pressure campaign—including videos of Sinema being pursued by progressive activists into a bathroom at Arizona State University—has been punctuated by a series of stories of Sinema fundraising. Amid talks, she has gone to a spa in Phoenix, met with business groups opposed to the deal, and is currently on a fundraising trip to Europe. (Sinema is legally allowed to fundraise there, but may only accept donations from U.S. citizens and green card holders). All this seems to be paying off. Sinema received strong support throughout the entire fundraising quarter from executives and lobbyists with close ties to the pharmaceutical and finance industry. On Friday, Politico reported that 90 percent of the money Sinema raised this summer came from donors who are not her constituents.”
Young people voted in record numbers in 2020,
Will leaving out the issues they care about, college tuition, student loans and climate change, cause them to stop voting?
Half of Young People Voted in 2020, Major Increase From 2016
“Half of Americans ages 18-29 cast a ballot in the 2020 general election, one of the highest youth voting rates in recent history and an 11-point increase from 2016 (from 39% to 50%).”
The Dems Are Wasting a Winning Platform With a Losing Message
How hard is it to tell everyone this is what you are trying to do?
The @TheDemocrats and @PressSec and others have had the entire 2021 year to explain this…
The White House:
The Build Back Better Agenda
The Debt Ceiling:
Republican John Cornyn doesn’t know the debt ceiling is from previous US debt — not new spending
McConnell vows GOP won’t help raise debt ceiling in December after Schumer ‘tantrum’
GOP tries to take filibuster pressure off Manchin, Sinema
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
“The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.”
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory?
“Pyrrhic victory is a victory or success that comes at the expense of great losses or costs. In business, examples of such a victory could include succeeding at a hostile takeover bid or winning a lengthy and expensive lawsuit.”
GOP takes Trump stance on debt fight: Don’t pay debts
“WASHINGTON — Republicans are taking a decidedly Trumpian approach to the possibility of a U.S. default: Only a sucker pays debts.
They want Democrats to be those suckers, and they will get their way. The Democrats are ready to shoulder the political hit to pay debts incurred by former President Donald Trump, who slashed revenue and spent profligately, and they are trying unsuccessfully to shame Republicans into walking away from a Senate floor showdown Wednesday.”
Must-Read Twitter Thread:
Hypocrisy on display:
Mitch McConnell’s Senate GOP votes for the US to default on its debt and for the government to shut down
- “Senate Republicans blocked a measure to avert a federal default and fund the government.
- It ensures that political brinksmanship will intensify over the debt ceiling, bringing the US closer to potential economic chaos.
- Democrats could lift the ceiling on their own, but there’s no guarantee of success.”
The GOP is wanting the economy to crash so they can say “Look, Trump’s economy was better than Biden’s!” hoping their base does not know the fact this is to cover the debt incurred under Trump, increased by the 2017 GOP Tax Cut. The 2016 GOP platform promised to balance the budget.
2017 – GOP and Donald Trump gave Berkshire-Hathaway $29 Billion (with a B!)
The Democrats seemed determined to convince the world they have no clue how to govern.
Democracy Cannot Survive the Fracturing of the Democratic Coalition
Opinion: Manchin and Sinema are hurting their party more than any Republican ever could
Exxon lobbyists paid the 6 Democrats named in sting video nearly $333,000
“New analysis of campaign disclosures found the six Democratic senators ― Mark Kelly (Arizona), Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire), Joe Manchin (West Virginia), Chris Coons (Delaware), Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona) and Jon Tester (Montana) ― received a combined total of nearly $333,000 from lobbyists, political action committees and lobbying firms affiliated with Exxon over the past decade.”
Pelosi says Biden’s infrastructure bill can’t wait for social safety net bill
“The speaker told Democrats that the House will vote Thursday on the infrastructure bill. Progressive lawmakers have threatened to vote it down.”
Progressives not budging as infrastructure deadline looms
“House leaders are hoping to secure a bicameral agreement between moderate and progressive Democrats on a framework for their partisan spending and tax package in the next 48 hours to ease passage of a separate bipartisan infrastructure bill.”
