The House is back to a will they/won’t they situation, trying to determine whether the chamber can pass both the bipartisan infrastructure and reconciliation bills by the end of this week.
It’ll require some intense marshaling of members. Of the House progressives, Rep. Pramilia Jayapal (D-WA) said she wants a promise from President Joe Biden that he has all 50 senators committed to voting for reconciliation before they vote on the bipartisan bill; other members of the caucus want a full Senate reconciliation vote first. A group of moderates including Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NY) wants 72 hours to read the completed reconciliation bill, and a CBO or a JCT score before the House votes on the package.
Meanwhile, the Senate is stuck in a weird limbo, tying up the last remaining policy loose ends while generally moving at the speed of Manchin.
The House is back to a will they/won’t they situation, trying to determine whether the chamber can pass both the bipartisan infrastructure and reconciliation bills by the end of this week.
It’ll require some intense marshaling of members. Of the House progressives, Rep. Pramilia Jayapal (D-WA) said she wants a promise from President Joe Biden that he has all 50 senators committed to voting for reconciliation before they vote on the bipartisan bill; other members of the caucus want a full Senate reconciliation vote first. A group of moderates including Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NY) wants 72 hours to read the completed reconciliation bill, and a CBO or a JCT score before the House votes on the package.
Meanwhile, the Senate is stuck in a weird limbo, tying up the last remaining policy loose ends while generally moving at the speed of Manchin.
Please just pass something! AHHHHHHH!
Pass a bill?
Heh!
Can they agree the light switch turns the lights on and off without Manchin whining?
They’re also still mired in a he said/she said situation:
would someone please explain to me why the House doesn’t just pass a single bill containing all the provisions they want passed, and send it back to the Senate?
There is ZERO good reason to split Biden’s original proposal into two bills if the ORIGINAL deal is not in play. And that original deal was supposedly that there would be 50 (plus 1) democratic votes for the reconciliation package in exchange for letting Manchin and Sinema claim that they negotiated a bipartisan ‘road and bridges’ deal.
So why is Pelosi insisting on two separate bills?
Now, hold up there. I think the results of Virginia clearly show we need to sit here in the dark for a while and take a breather. Why the rush to illuminate the room? I’ve spoken to colleagues on the other side of the aisle, and they feel there’s a good shot we might be able to find a bipartisan solution to the darkness issue, a market based solution for the good of the country. Oh, how I mourn the days when that kind of thinking was the norm.
I will not agree to turning on anything until my questions on the longterm effects of light exposure are answered, including the specific increased cancer risk five years down the road.
That is all. There will be no questions. I hope this sheds some light on my current thinking about the lighting situation.