It is actually delusional to believe Dems can get re-elected without acting on filibuster or student debt, Biden breaking his BBB promise, letting CTC lapse, 0 path to citizenship, etc
Esp when they run from convos abt race+culture (which is what 1/6 was abt)
We need to act now
Honestly, I’m frustrated with every Democrat who agreed to tie the fate of our most vulnerable communities to the corporatist ego of one Senator. No one should have backed out of our initial strategy that would have kept Build Back Better alive.
@POTUS, you need to fix this.
Oof, Bernie on Manchin:
“I also find it amusing that Sen. Manchin indicates his worry about the deficit after voting just this week for a military budget of $778 billion, four times greater than Build Back Better over ten years and $25 billion more than the president requested.”
Magically found $768,000,000,000 for a defense budget, but the same folks can't fully fund the $45- $60 billion needed to remove lead service lines in our country.
Why are my colleagues SOOOO concerned with the deficit when it comes to addressing the needs of working people — but when we're talking about an annual defense budget of $778 BILLION, those concerns just melt away?
Join me on Instagram at 2:45 PM ET to discuss why I'm voting NO.
That is, of course, unless the corporate Dems never actually did have any real intention on passing the bigger, proposed reconciliation infrastructure bill that is wildly popular among democratic constituents. And they only pretended to fight for it to save face.
If Democrats fought Republicans as hard as they fought progressives in their own party , maybe they’d actually be able to pass meaningful legislation and not settle for some bullshit ass bill like the bipartisan infrastructure bill that’s filled with Corporate goodies
You have former Trump national security adviser, Michael Flynn, making comments like “we should have one nation under god, one religion under god” and we’re supposed to believe the Republican Party are the party of “American Values” ? Quite literally anti-American😬😬 big yikes
Good God I love my fans so much it’s crazy 🥺❤️ !!! I think I’m gonna cry the rest of the day !!!! Best day ever … praise the Lord … can I get an Amen 🙏🏼☀️🙌🏼 ???? #FreedBritney
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Interesting. Conservative Dems want to make sure that Build Back Better is fully paid for at exactly the same time that they voted for an infrastructure bill that, according to the CBO, increases the federal deficit by $256 billion. Not very consistent!
I challenge anyone in Washignton to explain why lowering drug prices that polls at 88% was taken out of BBB bill. There is only one answer-the unspeakable in Washington-corruption. The drug company donors killed it and the Democrats gleefully agreed. Corporate media is a joke!
Core group of six @justicedems voted no! That is a brave act of rebellion! This begins to restore hope that there are some who did not give into Democratic leadership bullying. Thank you for fighting for us! @aoc@RashidaTlaib@IlhanMN @JamaalBowmanNY @CoriBush@AyannaPressley
Suppose your child did not want to go fight countless and endless shadow wars across the globe, at this time, but you’re paying taxes to fund all of that. You may not be happy about it!
Leaving infrastructure up to the private sector has already proven to be a disaster, ie. the most notable recent example in Texas, where private companies cut cost by not updating their infrastructure; & when that fails, they skyrocket costs to the citizens for their own failure
Democrats should NOT pass this “bipartisan” infrastructure bill. It should be a hard NO. It features regressive taxes that would burden the poor/middle class without benefiting them
It also allows and incentivizes privatization of public works such as roads and toll roads, allowing these companies to essentially give out loans to the federal government in return for tax breaks