Bernie has a strong populist message. I have never seen anything to make me believe he is anything other than a genuine and good person.
I made it to one of his rallies back in 2016, and voted for him in the primaries. I wish there were more of him in politics.
He is also hardheaded and uncompromising to the extreme, which makes it very hard for him to accumulate political capital to get his policies off the ground.
It failed because it was part of a vote-a-rama, in which people can offer unlimited amendments to reconciliation bills. In this case, Dems had a thin margin and were trying to block every single amendment to prevent the bill from collapsing in the House. They already had to peel off large portions of it to appease moderates that were concerned about the cost. He knew it was going to fail, as nearly all the amendments did.
There were plenty of other senators that supported it on principle, but had agreed to vote against every single amendment regardless of what it was.
rva23221 on November 9th, 2024 at 20:05 UTC »
Lobbyists and pharmaceutical reps ARE BAD.
ezirb7 on November 9th, 2024 at 20:11 UTC »
Bernie has a strong populist message. I have never seen anything to make me believe he is anything other than a genuine and good person.
I made it to one of his rallies back in 2016, and voted for him in the primaries. I wish there were more of him in politics.
He is also hardheaded and uncompromising to the extreme, which makes it very hard for him to accumulate political capital to get his policies off the ground.
WelpSigh on November 9th, 2024 at 20:24 UTC »
It failed because it was part of a vote-a-rama, in which people can offer unlimited amendments to reconciliation bills. In this case, Dems had a thin margin and were trying to block every single amendment to prevent the bill from collapsing in the House. They already had to peel off large portions of it to appease moderates that were concerned about the cost. He knew it was going to fail, as nearly all the amendments did.
There were plenty of other senators that supported it on principle, but had agreed to vote against every single amendment regardless of what it was.