Biden will happily use his executive power to drop bombs on countries in the Middle East, but won't use his executive power to cancel student debt. The man has been consistent over his entire career on his priorities, I'll give him that.
Edit: to pass the $15.00 without a single GOP vote (which they wont get) They need 3 things:
VP Harris overrules the parliamentary and introduces budget resolution that includes “reconciliation instructions” This allows for a reconciliation bill that is FILIBUSTER PROOF with only 51 votes which would include 1.9T relief bill + $15.00 minimum wage For Munchies to vote yes on the budget resolution creating a 50/50 For Kamala to cast a decisive vote to break the 50/50 and allow the reconciliation bill to go to the floor where it can pass with another 50/51 and become law without a single gop vote.
If the bill is introduced and Manchino Votes No they lose their shot at using reconciliation to get away with the 15MW because the Relief bill itself has to be passed within the next couple of weeks (using the one reconciliation shot they have per fiscal year) before unemployment expires. They have to remove the $15 to obtain the 50 votes or risk killing the entire relief bill. It's very sad that Biden cant whip a single senator in line with 80M votes behind him. This will not be the progressive cycle we were hoping but another 4 years of half ass compromises
Because it's not Democrat vs Republican. Its rich vs poor and the rich have complete control of the country and have 0 interest in helping the poor so they continue to bomb brown people in the middle east while giving the middle finger to the working class
finalgarlicdis on February 26th, 2021 at 19:51 UTC »
Biden will happily use his executive power to drop bombs on countries in the Middle East, but won't use his executive power to cancel student debt. The man has been consistent over his entire career on his priorities, I'll give him that.
sgtpeppers29 on February 26th, 2021 at 19:55 UTC »
OK, but the minimum wage fail is on Manchin
Edit: to pass the $15.00 without a single GOP vote (which they wont get) They need 3 things:
VP Harris overrules the parliamentary and introduces budget resolution that includes “reconciliation instructions” This allows for a reconciliation bill that is FILIBUSTER PROOF with only 51 votes which would include 1.9T relief bill + $15.00 minimum wage For Munchies to vote yes on the budget resolution creating a 50/50 For Kamala to cast a decisive vote to break the 50/50 and allow the reconciliation bill to go to the floor where it can pass with another 50/51 and become law without a single gop vote.If the bill is introduced and Manchino Votes No they lose their shot at using reconciliation to get away with the 15MW because the Relief bill itself has to be passed within the next couple of weeks (using the one reconciliation shot they have per fiscal year) before unemployment expires. They have to remove the $15 to obtain the 50 votes or risk killing the entire relief bill. It's very sad that Biden cant whip a single senator in line with 80M votes behind him. This will not be the progressive cycle we were hoping but another 4 years of half ass compromises
Bulmaxx on February 26th, 2021 at 20:58 UTC »
Because it's not Democrat vs Republican. Its rich vs poor and the rich have complete control of the country and have 0 interest in helping the poor so they continue to bomb brown people in the middle east while giving the middle finger to the working class